Intel Core i7 13700 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9970X
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 13700 with 16 cores 2.1GHz and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9970X with 32 cores 4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i7 13700 's Advantages
Integrated graphics card
Lower TDP (65W vs 350W)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9970X 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 6 months late
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 5600)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 5.0)
Higher base frequency (4GHz vs 2.1GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 30MB)
More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 10nm)
Score
General Parameters
Jan 2023
Release Date
Jul 2025
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
-
Raptor Lake
Core Architecture
Shimada Peak
i7-13700
Processor Number
-
LGA-1700
Socket
AMD Socket sTR5
UHD Graphics 770
Integrated Graphics
N/A
-
Generation
Ryzen Threadripper (Zen 5 (Shimada Peak))
Package
-
Transistor Count
33.26 billions
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
4 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
350 W
219 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
100°C
Peak Operating Temperature
95°C
-
Foundry
TSMC
-
Die Size
4x70.6 mm²
-
I/O Process Size
6 nm
-
I/O Die Size
388 mm²
CPU Performance
8
Performance Cores
-
16
Performance Core Threads
-
2.1 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
4 GHz
5.1 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.4 GHz
8
Efficiency Cores
-
8
Efficiency Core Threads
-
1.5 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
4.1 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
16
Total Core Count
32
24
Total Thread Count
64
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
21x
Multiplier
40.0
80 K per core
L1 Cache
64 KB per core
2 MB per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
30 MB shared
L3 Cache
128 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
-
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
Memory Types
DDR5-6400
192 GB
Max Memory Size
1 TB
2
Max Memory Channels
4
89.6 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
-
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
-
300 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
-
1600 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
-
256
Shader Units
-
16
Texture Units
-
8
Raster Operation Units
-
32
Execution Units
-
15 W
Power Consumption
-
0.78 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
-
Miscellaneous
5.0
PCIe Version
5
20
PCIe Lanes
48
