i9-13900K vs Ryzen 7 5700X

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 5700X
2022
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
16.78
Core i9-13900K
2022
24 cores / 32 threads, 125 Watt
37.09
+121%

Core i9-13900K outperforms Ryzen 7 5700X by a whopping 121% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 5700X and Core i9-13900K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking39588
Place by popularity26not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation41.2662.93
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Core i9
Power efficiency24.4328.08
Architecture codenameVermeer (Zen 3) (2020−2022)Raptor Lake, Raptor Cove, Gracemont (2022)
Release date4 April 2022 (2 years ago)27 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$299$589

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i9-13900K has 53% better value for money than Ryzen 7 5700X.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 5700X and Core i9-13900K basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores8 (Octa-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads1632
Base clock speed3.4 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.6 GHz5.7 GHz
Bus rateno data4 × 16 GT/s
Multiplierno data30
L1 cache64K (per core)1.5 MB
L2 cache512K (per core)16 MB
L3 cache32 MB (shared)12 MB
Chip lithography7 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size81 mm2257 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °C72 °C
Number of transistors4,150 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 5700X and Core i9-13900K compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketAM4FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt125 W, 253 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 5700X and Core i9-13900K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Precision Boost 2+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 5700X and Core i9-13900K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 5700X and Core i9-13900K are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 5700X and Core i9-13900K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory sizeno data192 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data89.604 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 770
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.65 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 7 5700X and Core i9-13900K integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 7 5700X and Core i9-13900K integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 7 5700X and Core i9-13900K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 5700X and Core i9-13900K.

PCIe version4.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes2020

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 7 5700X 16.78
i9-13900K 37.09
+121%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Ryzen 7 5700X 26649
i9-13900K 58917
+121%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Ryzen 7 5700X 2146
i9-13900K 3001
+39.8%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Ryzen 7 5700X 9723
i9-13900K 20187
+108%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Ryzen 7 5700X 6527
i9-13900K 12018
+84.1%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Ryzen 7 5700X 42876
i9-13900K 87738
+105%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Ryzen 7 5700X 14862
i9-13900K 20192
+35.9%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Ryzen 7 5700X 3.39
i9-13900K 2.05
+65.4%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Ryzen 7 5700X 26
i9-13900K 68
+155%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Ryzen 7 5700X 2329
i9-13900K 5806
+149%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 7 5700X 253
i9-13900K 318
+25.7%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 7 5700X 2.94
i9-13900K 3.87
+31.6%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Ryzen 7 5700X 13.4
i9-13900K 22.9
+70.9%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Ryzen 7 5700X 12478
i9-13900K 14271
+14.4%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Ryzen 7 5700X 135
i9-13900K 265
+96.5%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Ryzen 7 5700X 305
i9-13900K 419
+37.5%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 7 5700X 9353
i9-13900K 24033
+157%

Blender(-)

Ryzen 7 5700X 221
+163%
i9-13900K 84

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 7 5700X 1647
i9-13900K 2286
+38.8%

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 7 5700X 6522
i9-13900K 7272
+11.5%

7-Zip

Ryzen 7 5700X 65777
i9-13900K 146984
+123%

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 7 5700X 310
i9-13900K 368
+18.7%

CrossMark Overall

Ryzen 7 5700X 1423
i9-13900K 2580
+81.3%

WebXPRT 4 Overall

Ryzen 7 5700X 236
i9-13900K 316
+33.9%

Blender v3.3 Classroom CPU(-)

Ryzen 7 5700X 374
+166%
i9-13900K 141

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 16.78 37.09
Recency 4 April 2022 27 September 2022
Physical cores 8 24
Threads 16 32
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 125 Watt

Ryzen 7 5700X has 92.3% lower power consumption.

i9-13900K, on the other hand, has a 121% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 months, and 200% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

The Core i9-13900K is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 7 5700X in performance tests.


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