i7-13700K vs Ryzen 9 7950X

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 9 7950X
2022
16 cores / 32 threads, 170 Watt
39.46
+35.2%
Core i7-13700K
2022
16 cores / 24 threads, 125 Watt
29.19

Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms Core i7-13700K by a substantial 35% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 7950X and Core i7-13700K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking67150
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data63.99
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Core i7
Power efficiency21.9722.10
Architecture codenameRaphael (Zen 4) (2022)Raptor Lake, Raptor Cove, Gracemont (2022)
Release date27 September 2022 (2 years ago)27 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$409

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 7950X and Core i7-13700K 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads3224
Base clock speed4.5 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed5.7 GHz5.4 GHz
Bus rateno data4 × 16 GT/s
Multiplierno data34
L1 cache64K (per core)768 KB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)8 MB
L3 cache64 MB (shared)6 MB
Chip lithography5 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeCCD = 2x 70 sq. mm, I/O = 122 mm2257 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)47 °C72 °C
Number of transistors13140 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 7950X and Core i7-13700K 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
SocketAM5FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)170 Watt125 W, 253 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 7950X and Core i7-13700K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsCCD = 5 nm, I/O = 6 nm, 0.650 - 1.475 VIntel® 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 9 7950X and Core i7-13700K 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 9 7950X and Core i7-13700K 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 9 7950X and Core i7-13700K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-5200DDR4, 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 card
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AMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) (400 - 2200 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 770
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.6 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 9 7950X and Core i7-13700K integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 9 7950X and Core i7-13700K 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 9 7950X and Core i7-13700K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 7950X and Core i7-13700K.

PCIe version5.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes2420

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 9 7950X 39.46
+35.2%
i7-13700K 29.19

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 9 7950X 62681
+35.2%
i7-13700K 46366

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 9 7950X 2985
+4.3%
i7-13700K 2862

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 9 7950X 19448
+9.1%
i7-13700K 17820

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 9 7950X 8448
i7-13700K 11278
+33.5%

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 9 7950X 72098
i7-13700K 85748
+18.9%

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 9 7950X 21064
+16%
i7-13700K 18153

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 9 7950X 1.96
+17.9%
i7-13700K 2.31

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 9 7950X 69
+29.5%
i7-13700K 53

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Ryzen 9 7950X 5948
+31.9%
i7-13700K 4508

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 9 7950X 316
+4.1%
i7-13700K 303

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 9 7950X 3.7
+1.1%
i7-13700K 3.66

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 9 7950X 31.6
+100%
i7-13700K 15.8

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 9 7950X 15614
+21.7%
i7-13700K 12835

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 9 7950X 270
+16.5%
i7-13700K 232

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 9 7950X 381
i7-13700K 406
+6.5%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 9 7950X 23897
+18.4%
i7-13700K 20191

Blender(-)

Ryzen 9 7950X 86
i7-13700K 108
+25.6%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 9 7950X 2226
+5.5%
i7-13700K 2110

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 9 7950X 8118
+15%
i7-13700K 7062

7-Zip

Ryzen 9 7950X 157038
+41%
i7-13700K 111390

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 9 7950X 375
+7.6%
i7-13700K 348

CrossMark Overall

Ryzen 9 7950X 2325
i7-13700K 2325
+0%

WebXPRT 4 Overall

Ryzen 9 7950X 303
+0.7%
i7-13700K 301

Blender v3.3 Classroom CPU(-)

Ryzen 9 7950X 134
i7-13700K 177
+31.7%

Geekbench 6.3 Multi-Core

Ryzen 9 7950X 19810
+2.9%
i7-13700K 19249

Geekbench 6.3 Single-Core

Ryzen 9 7950X 2972
+0.3%
i7-13700K 2962

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 39.46 29.19
Integrated graphics card 4.43 6.16
Threads 32 24
Power consumption (TDP) 170 Watt 125 Watt

Ryzen 9 7950X has a 35.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 33.3% more threads.

i7-13700K, on the other hand, has 39.1% faster integrated GPU, and 36% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 9 7950X is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-13700K in performance tests.


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