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Intel Core i9-13900KF vs AMD EPYC 7773X. Specifications, performance, tests

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Q4/2022
Intel Core i9-13900KF
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AMD EPYC 7773X
AMD EPYC 7773X

What's the best choice Intel Core i9-13900KF or AMD EPYC 7773X? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i9-13900KF has a base frequency of 3.00 GHz (5.80 GHz). 24 / 32 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 125 W. Released in Q4/2022.

AMD EPYC 7773X has a base frequency of 2.20 GHz. 64 / 128 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 280 W. Released in Q2/2022.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    6 left arrow place
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    125 W left arrow 280 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i9-13900KF CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    3 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    9 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    8 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    9 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    1 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    4 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    9 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    15 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    8 place
  • CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)
    1 place
  • CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
    1 place
  • Blender 3.1 Benchmark
    1 place
AMD EPYC 7773X Reasons to consider
AMD EPYC 7773X
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  • More number of cores

    40 more cores

    64 left arrow 24

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD EPYC 7773X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1122 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i9-13900KF Intel Core i9-13900KF
AMD EPYC 7773X AMD EPYC 7773X
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 13000 left arrow AMD EPYC 7003
  • Family
    Intel Core i9 left arrow AMD EPYC
  • Generation
    13 left arrow 3
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i9-12900KF left arrow -
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • A-Core
    8x Raptor Cove left arrow -
  • A-Core Frequency
    3.00 GHz (5.80 GHz) left arrow -
  • B-Core
    16x Gracemont left arrow -
  • B-Core Frequency
    2.20 GHz (4.30 GHz) left arrow -
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    24 left arrow 64
  • CPU Threads
    32 left arrow 128
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Base Frequency
    - left arrow 2.2 GHz
  • Core Configuration
    - left arrow 64x Zen 3
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    - left arrow 3.5 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    None left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU Turbo
    - left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD EPYC 7773X and Intel Core i9-13900KF. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 4096 GB
  • Memory Bandwidth
    89.6 GB/s left arrow 204.8 GB/s
  • Memory channels
    2 (Dual Channel) left arrow 8 (Octa Channel)
  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200DDR5-5600 left arrow DDR4-3200
  • PCIe
    5.0 x 20 left arrow 4.0 x 128
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i9-13900KF and AMD EPYC 7773X Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    100 °C left arrow -
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    125 W left arrow 280 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    253 W left arrow -
  • TDP down
    - left arrow 225 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i9-13900KF and AMD EPYC 7773X, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Raptor Lake S left arrow Milan (Zen 3)
  • Chip design
    Monolithic left arrow Chiplet
  • Documents
    Technical data sheet left arrow -
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L2-Cache
    32 MB left arrow 32 MB
  • L3-Cache
    36 MB left arrow 768 MB
  • Operating systems
    Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux left arrow Windows 10, Linux
  • Release date
    Q4/2022 left arrow Q2/2022
  • Release price
    564 $ left arrow 8800 $
  • Socket
    LGA 1700 left arrow SP3
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V, SVM

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs
Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

Intel Core i9-13900KF

More results: 2

AMD EPYC 7773X

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

RandomX / XMRig 6.24.0 / 1M / 32 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
Intel Core i9-13900KF 12476.450699 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.24.0 / 1M / 32 threads / windows
System RAM: 64 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Motherboard: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. / PRIME Z790-P
Duration: 80.151 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

RandomX / XMRig 6.21.0 / 10M / 128 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD EPYC 7773X 40489.10843 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.21.0 / 10M / 128 threads / windows
System RAM: 64 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Motherboard: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. / KRPA-U16-M Series
Duration: 246.98 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i9-13900KF and AMD EPYC 7773X.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks

Higher values are better in this metric.

59155.000000
Intel Core i9-13900KF
1298.000000
AMD EPYC 7773X

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