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Intel Core i9-13900F vs AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D. Specifications, performance, tests

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Intel Core i9-13900F
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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D

What's the best choice Intel Core i9-13900F or AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

Intel Core i9-13900F has a base frequency of 2.00 GHz (5.60 GHz). 24 / 32 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in Q1/2023.

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D has a base frequency of 4.4 GHz. 12 / 24 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 120 W. Released in 2023-02-28.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    14 left arrow place
  • More number of cores

    12 more cores

    24 left arrow 12
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    65 W left arrow 120 W

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    5 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    18 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    9 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    14 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    11 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    22 place
  • CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)
    2 place
  • CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
    2 place

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    536 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i9-13900F Intel Core i9-13900F
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
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 Ryzen 7000
  • Family
    Intel Core i9 left arrow Ryzen
  • Generation
    13 left arrow 6
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i9-12900F left arrow -
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop
  • Form Factor
    - left arrow Desktops / Boxed Processor
  • Series
    - left arrow Ryzen 7000 Series
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
    2.00 GHz (5.60 GHz) left arrow -
  • B-Core
    16x Gracemont left arrow -
  • B-Core Frequency
    2.00 GHz (4.20 GHz) left arrow -
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    24 left arrow 12
  • CPU Threads
    32 left arrow 24
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Base Frequency
    - left arrow 4.4 GHz
  • Core Configuration
    - left arrow 12x
  • Max. Boost Clock
    - left arrow 5.6 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    - left arrow 5.6 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (12 Cores)
    - left arrow 5.4 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 AMD Radeon Graphics
  • DirectX Version
    - left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    - left arrow 2
  • Generation
    - left arrow 9
  • GPU Frequency
    - left arrow 2200 MHz
  • GPU Turbo
    - left arrow 2200 MHz
  • Graphics Cores
    - left arrow 2
  • Max. displays
    - left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    - left arrow 8 GB
  • Release date
    - left arrow Q3/2022
  • Shader
    - left arrow 128
  • Technology
    - left arrow 5 nm
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 Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D and Intel Core i9-13900F. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

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

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i9-13900F and AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D 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 89 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    65 W left arrow 170 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    202 W left arrow 230 W
  • Default TDP
    - left arrow 120 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i9-13900F and AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Raptor Lake S left arrow Raphael (Zen 4)
  • Chip design
    Monolithic left arrow Chiplet
  • 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,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512
  • L2-Cache
    32 MB left arrow 12 MB
  • L3-Cache
    36 MB left arrow 128 MB
  • Operating systems
    Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux left arrow Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
  • Release date
    Q1/2023 left arrow 2023-02-28
  • Socket
    LGA 1700 left arrow AM5
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow TSMC 5nm FinFET
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • Codename
    - left arrow Raphael AM5

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Shared tests with results for both models: 2

Blender Cycles

Each row uses one Blender version, operating system and compute backend.

Test and settingsIntel Core i9-13900F AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3DResult difference¹
Blender 4.2.0 / CPU / Windows 395.646202 samples/min Submissions: 11 388.704712 samples/min Submissions: 88 -1.8 %
Blender 4.0.0 / CPU / Windows 445.083979 samples/min Submissions: 7 397.901848 samples/min Submissions: 44 -10.6 %

¹ Difference of the second result relative to the first in that row. No percentage is calculated for different upscaling algorithms. This compares published results, not a universal performance index.

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 i9-13900F

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D

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 / 24 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D 16179.397156 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.24.0 / 1M / 24 threads / windows
System RAM: 32 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Duration: 61.807 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

RandomX / XMRig 6.22.1 / 1M / 32 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
Intel Core i9-13900F 9449.652253 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.22.1 / 1M / 32 threads / windows
System RAM: 64 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Duration: 105.824 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

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