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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X vs Intel Core i9-13900K. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q3/2019
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Released
Q4/2022
Overall score
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Intel Core i9-13900K
Intel Core i9-13900K

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 7 3700X or Intel Core i9-13900K? Which processor is faster?

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

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X has a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q3/2019.

Intel Core i9-13900K has a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. 24 Cores. Power consumption of 125 W. Released in Q4/2022.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    231 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 125 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 7 3700X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    184 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    138 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    142 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    126 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    116 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    133 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    338 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    291 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    32 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    156 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    190 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    12 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 5% better clock speed

    3.80 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz
  • More number of cores

    About 3 times more cores

    24 left arrow 8

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    2 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    12 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    13 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    10 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    9 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    5 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    18 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    32 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    355 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    20 place
  • CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)
    2 place
  • CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
    5 place
  • Blender 3.1 Benchmark
    5 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Intel Core i9-13900K Intel Core i9-13900K
CPU family and group

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

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    AMD Ryzen left arrow Intel Core i9
  • Generation
    3 left arrow 13
  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 3000 left arrow Intel Core i 13000
  • Predecessor
    AMD Ryzen 7 2700X left arrow Intel Core i9-12900K
  • Successor
    -- left arrow No
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.60 GHz left arrow 3.80 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 24
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.40 GHz left arrow No
  • CPU Threads
    16 left arrow 32
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow hybrid
  • A core
    -- left arrow 8x Raptor Cove / 3.80 GHz (5.70 GHz)
  • B core
    -- left arrow 16x Gracemont / 3.00 GHz (4.20 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
    no iGPU left arrow Intel Iris Xe Graphics 32
  • GPU frequency
    left arrow 0.40 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow 1.45 GHz
  • Execution units
    left arrow 32
  • Shader
    left arrow 256
  • Max. GPU Memory
    -- left arrow 16 GB
  • Max. displays
    left arrow 4
  • Generation
    left arrow 12
  • DirectX Version
    left arrow 12
  • Technology
    left arrow 10 nm
  • Release date
    left arrow Q4/2022
Hardware codec support

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

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode
  • AV1
    No left arrow Decode
  • AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i9-13900K and AMD Ryzen 7 3700X. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200 left arrow DDR5-5600
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 7 3700X and Intel Core i9-13900K to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W left arrow 125 W
  • TDP up
    -- left arrow No
  • TDP (PL2)
    -- left arrow 241 W
  • TDP down
    -- left arrow No
  • Tjunction max.
    95 °C left arrow 100 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 7 3700X and AMD Ryzen 7 3700X, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
  • L2-Cache
    -- left arrow 32.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    32.00 MB left arrow 36.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Matisse (Zen 2) left arrow Raptor Lake S
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow LGA 1700
  • Release date
    Q3/2019 left arrow Q4/2022

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 7 3700X and Intel Core i9-13900K.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 SC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
1294
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
2267
Intel Core i9-13900K
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 MC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows using a multi-core and hyperthreading
12355
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
38460
Intel Core i9-13900K
Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
501
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
888
Intel Core i9-13900K
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading
4834
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
14820
Intel Core i9-13900K
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
1252
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
2147
Intel Core i9-13900K
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
8732
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
23982
Intel Core i9-13900K

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