Intel Core i7 13700KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i7 13700KF, vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core i7 13700KF and AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i7 13700KF
1978
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
1614
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i7 13700KF
30435
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
26017
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i7 13700KF
122
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
94
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i7 13700KF
1525
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
1464
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core i7 13700KF
4357
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
3469
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i7 13700KF
46349
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
45479
Integer Math155.3 GOps/s186.1 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math115.6 GOps/s100.2 GOps/s
Prime Number Search194 M primes/s229 M primes/s
Random String Sort63.1 M strings/s65.3 M strings/s
Data Encryption33.5 GB/s39.7 GB/s
Data Compression601.5 MB/s625.2 MB/s
Physics2778 frames/s1884 frames/s
Extended Instructions37 M matrices/s405 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i7 13700KF
2814
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
2276
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i7 13700KF
18322
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
12728
File Compression1440 MB/s1120 MB/s
Clang Compilation163 KLines/s147.1 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser433.6 pages/s224.5 pages/s
PDF Rendering506.1 MP/sec372.1 MP/sec
Text Processing287 pages/s222.5 pages/s
Background Blur73.9 frames/s28.4 frames/s
Photo Processing149.9 frames/s85 frames/s
Ray Tracing37.3 MP/sec38.4 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core i7 13700KF
393.47
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
413.83

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 146.6 PPW 121.2 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 370.8 PPW 433.1 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 12.2 PPW 13.9 PPW
Blender / W 3.15 PPW 3.94 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel AMD
Announced September, 27, 2022 October, 8, 2020
Type PC use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Zen 3 (Vermeer)
Model number i7-13700KF n/a
Integrated GPU No No

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 8 16
Threads 16 32
Frequency 3.4 GHz 3.4 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.3 GHz 4.9 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores8n/a
Threads8n/a
Frequency2.5 GHzn/a
Max Frequency (Turbo)4.2 GHzn/a
General
Cores count1616
Threads count2432
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier34x34x
L1 cache80 KB/core64 KB/core
L2 cache2000 KB/core512 KB/core
L3 Cache30 MB total64 MB total
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Package

Transistor count n/a 4.15 billion
Process tech. 10 nm 7 nm
Power (TDP) 125 W 105 W
Max TDP (Boost) 253 W 142 W
Socket LGA-1700 AM4
Critical temp. 100 °C 95 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type - DDR5-5600
- DDR4-3200
DDR4-3200
Max Size 192 GB 128 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support Yes Yes
Max memory bandwidth 89.6 GB 47.68 GB

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 4.0
Max PCIe Lanes 20 20

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Intel Core i7 13700KF the clear winner in this comparison.

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