AMD Ryzen 9 5900X vs Intel Core i7 13700KF

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We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X with 12 cores 3.7GHz and Intel Core i7 13700KF with 16 cores 3.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.4GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 30MB)

Lower TDP (105W vs 125W)

Intel Core i7 13700KF 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 11 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-5600 vs DDR4-3200)

Larger memory bandwidth (89.6GB/s vs 47.68GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

1670

Intel Core i7 13700KF +26%

2116

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

22046

Intel Core i7 13700KF +39%

30770

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

2235

Intel Core i7 13700KF +38%

3102

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

12589

Intel Core i7 13700KF +45%

18273

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

94

Intel Core i7 13700KF +41%

133

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

1189

Intel Core i7 13700KF +34%

1602

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

1639

Intel Core i7 13700KF +29%

2123

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

14023

Intel Core i7 13700KF +47%

20618

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

3470

Intel Core i7 13700KF +25%

4362

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

39196

Intel Core i7 13700KF +18%

46398

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

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Intel Core i7 13700KF

General Parameters

Oct 2020

Release Date

Sep 2022

Amd

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 3 (Vermeer)

Core Architecture

Raptor Lake

-

Processor Number

i7-13700KF

AM4

Socket

LGA-1700

No

Integrated Graphics

No

Package

4.15 billions

Transistor Count

-

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

AM4

Socket

LGA-1700

105 W

Power Consumption

125 W

-

Max Turbo Power Consumption

253 W

90°C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

12

Performance Cores

8

24

Performance Core Threads

16

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.4 GHz

4.8 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.3 GHz

-

Efficiency Cores

8

-

Efficiency Core Threads

8

-

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

2.5 GHz

-

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

4.2 GHz

12

Total Core Count

16

24

Total Thread Count

24

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

37x

Multiplier

34x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

80 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

2 MB per core

64 MB shared

L3 Cache

30 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

192 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

47.68 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

89.6 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

Official Website

Intel Core i7 13700KF

4.0

PCIe Version

5.0

20

PCIe Lanes

20

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