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Intel Core i7-13700F vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2023
Intel Core i7-13700F
Intel Core i7-13700F
Released
Q4/2020
Overall score
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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

What's the best choice Intel Core i7-13700F or AMD Ryzen 9 5900X? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Core i7-13700F has a maximum frequency of 2.10 GHz (5.20 GHz). 16 / 24 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q1/2023.

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X has a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. 12 Cores. Power consumption of 105 W. Released in Q4/2020.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    14 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    4 times more cores

    16 left arrow 12
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 105 W

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    9 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    38 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    36 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    111 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    28 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    29 place
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    20 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 43% better clock speed

    3.70 GHz left arrow 2.10 GHz (5.20 GHz)

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 9 5900X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    76 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    49 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    60 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    39 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    31 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    32 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    124 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    103 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    24 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    14 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    64 place
  • CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)
    18 place
  • CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
    14 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    69 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i7-13700F Intel Core i7-13700F
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
CPU family and group

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

  • Family
    Intel Core i7 left arrow AMD Ryzen
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 13000 left arrow AMD Ryzen 5000
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Generation
    13 left arrow 4
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i7-12700F left arrow AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
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.

  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow normal
  • Overclocking
    No 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
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU frequency
    -- left arrow
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    -- left arrow
  • Shader
    -- left arrow
  • Max. displays
    -- left arrow
  • Generation
    -- left arrow
  • Technology
    -- left arrow
  • Release date
    -- left arrow
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 No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 9 5900X and Intel Core i7-13700F. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR5-5600 left arrow DDR4-3200
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 (Dual Channel) left arrow 2
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-13700F and AMD Ryzen 9 5900X to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W left arrow 105 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    202 W left arrow 142 W
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C left arrow 95 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-13700F and Intel Core i7-13700F, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1700 left arrow AM4
  • L2-Cache
    24.00 MB left arrow 6.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    30.00 MB left arrow 64.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Raptor Lake S left arrow Vermeer (Zen 3)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • 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
  • Release date
    Q1/2023 left arrow Q4/2020

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i7-13700F and AMD Ryzen 9 5900X.

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
2107
Intel Core i7-13700F
1622
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
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
24770
Intel Core i7-13700F
21878
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
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
2055
Intel Core i7-13700F
1646
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
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
14250
Intel Core i7-13700F
14650
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

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