AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X vs Intel Core i7-13700KF. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q4/2022
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
Released
Q4/2022
Overall score
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Intel Core i7-13700KF
Intel Core i7-13700KF

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 9 7900X or Intel Core i7-13700KF? Which processor is faster?

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

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X has a maximum frequency of 4.70 GHz. 12 / 24 Cores. Power consumption of 170 W. Released in Q4/2022.

Intel Core i7-13700KF has a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz (5.40 GHz). 16 / 24 Cores. Power consumption of 125 W. Released in Q4/2022.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    44 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 28% better clock speed

    4.70 GHz left arrow 3.40 GHz (5.40 GHz)

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 9 7900X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    15 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    27 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    21 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    21 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    10 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    12 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    9 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    47 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    588 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    179 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    31 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    8 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    18 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    6 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    About 1.33 times more cores

    16 left arrow 12
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.74 times less performance per watt

    125 W left arrow 170 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-13700KF CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    7 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    26 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    16 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    19 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    16 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    14 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    27 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    63 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    37 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    14 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
Intel Core i7-13700KF Intel Core i7-13700KF
CPU family and group

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

  • Family
    AMD Ryzen 9 left arrow Intel Core i7
  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 7000 left arrow Intel Core i 13000
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Generation
    6 left arrow 13
  • Predecessor
    AMD Ryzen 9 5900X left arrow Intel Core i7-12700KF
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.

  • CPU Cores / Threads
    12 / 24 left arrow 16 / 24
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow hybrid (big.LITTLE)
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
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
    AMD Radeon Graphics (Raphael) left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU frequency
    0.40 GHz left arrow
  • GPU (Turbo)
    2.20 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    2 left arrow
  • Shader
    128 left arrow
  • Max. GPU Memory
    8 GB left arrow --
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow
  • Generation
    9 left arrow
  • Direct X
    12 left arrow --
  • Technology
    5 nm left arrow
  • Release date
    Q3/2022 left arrow
Hardware codec support

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

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

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i7-13700KF and AMD Ryzen 9 7900X. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR5-5200 left arrow DDR4-3200DDR5-5600
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 (Dual Channel) left arrow 2 (Dual Channel)
  • Bandwidth
    83.2 GB/s left arrow 89.6 GB/s
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • PCIe
    5.0 x 24 left arrow 5.0 x 20
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 9 7900X and Intel Core i7-13700KF to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    170 W left arrow 125 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    230 W left arrow 253 W
  • Tjunction max.
    95 °C left arrow 100 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 9 7900X and AMD Ryzen 9 7900X, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Technology
    5 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Chip design
    Chiplet left arrow Monolithic
  • Socket
    AM5 (LGA 1718) left arrow LGA 1700
  • L2-Cache
    12.00 MB left arrow 24.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    64.00 MB left arrow 30.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Raphael (Zen 4) left arrow Raptor Lake S
  • Operating systems
    Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux left arrow Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
  • Release date
    Q4/2022 left arrow Q4/2022
  • Release price
    549 $ left arrow 384 $
  • Part Number
    100-100000589WOF left arrow --
  • Documents
    Technical data sheet left arrow Technical data sheet

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 9 7900X and Intel Core i7-13700KF.

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
2041
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
2126
Intel Core i7-13700KF
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
29516
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
31062
Intel Core i7-13700KF
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
781
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
815
Intel Core i7-13700KF
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
11572
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
11831
Intel Core i7-13700KF
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
2226
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
2065
Intel Core i7-13700KF
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
19932
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
18402
Intel Core i7-13700KF
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
52031
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
47002
Intel Core i7-13700KF
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
325
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
310
Intel Core i7-13700KF
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
4848
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
4639
Intel Core i7-13700KF

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