Ryzen 9 7900 vs Core i7-13700

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Aggregated performance score

Core i7-13700
2023
16 cores / 24 threads
24.33
Ryzen 9 7900
2023
12 cores / 24 threads
31.57
+29.8%

Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms Core i7-13700 by 30% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Core i7-13700 and Ryzen 9 7900 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking183112
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money65.8162.87
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameRaptor Lake-SRaphael (Zen4)
Release date4 January 2023 (1 year ago)14 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$384no data
Current price$347 (0.9x MSRP)$528

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

i7-13700 has 5% better value for money than Ryzen 9 7900.

Technical specs

Core i7-13700 and Ryzen 9 7900 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads2424
Base clock speed2.1 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed5.2 GHz5.4 GHz
L1 cache80K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache30 MB (shared)64 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm5 nm
Die size257 mm22x 71 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C47 °C
Number of transistorsno data13,140 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-13700 and Ryzen 9 7900 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFCLGA1700AM5
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-13700 and Ryzen 9 7900. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX25 nm, 0.650 - 1.475V
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+no data
SIPP+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+no data
StatusLaunchedno data

Security technologies

Core i7-13700 and Ryzen 9 7900 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-13700 and Ryzen 9 7900 are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-13700 and Ryzen 9 7900. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-5600, DDR4-3200DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size192 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth89.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD Graphics 770AMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)
Quick Sync Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.6 GHzno data
Execution Units32no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-13700 and Ryzen 9 7900 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported4no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-13700 and Ryzen 9 7900 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2160 @ 60Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP5120 x 3200 @ 120Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort7680 x 4320 @ 60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-13700 and Ryzen 9 7900 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-13700 and Ryzen 9 7900.

PCIe version5.0 and 4.05.0
PCI Express lanes2024

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i7-13700 24.33
Ryzen 9 7900 31.57
+29.8%

Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms Core i7-13700 by 30% based on our aggregated benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

i7-13700 37622
Ryzen 9 7900 48812
+29.7%

Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms Core i7-13700 by 30% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

i7-13700 2629
Ryzen 9 7900 2827
+7.5%

Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms Core i7-13700 by 8% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

i7-13700 14782
Ryzen 9 7900 16759
+13.4%

Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms Core i7-13700 by 13% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

i7-13700 10840
+30%
Ryzen 9 7900 8339

Core i7-13700 outperforms Ryzen 9 7900 by 30% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i7-13700 82724
+35.8%
Ryzen 9 7900 60934

Core i7-13700 outperforms Ryzen 9 7900 by 36% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i7-13700 17194
Ryzen 9 7900 19451
+13.1%

Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms Core i7-13700 by 13% in 3DMark06 CPU.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

i7-13700 2.5
+19.2%
Ryzen 9 7900 2.98

Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms Core i7-13700 by 19% in wPrime 32.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

i7-13700 50
+11.2%
Ryzen 9 7900 45

Core i7-13700 outperforms Ryzen 9 7900 by 11% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

i7-13700 3692
Ryzen 9 7900 4020
+8.9%

Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms Core i7-13700 by 9% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

i7-13700 285
Ryzen 9 7900 315
+10.5%

Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms Core i7-13700 by 11% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

i7-13700 3.5
Ryzen 9 7900 3.68
+5.1%

Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms Core i7-13700 by 5% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i7-13700 22
+2.3%
Ryzen 9 7900 21.5

Core i7-13700 outperforms Ryzen 9 7900 by 2% in TrueCrypt AES.

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i7-13700 12289
+21%
Ryzen 9 7900 10154

Core i7-13700 outperforms Ryzen 9 7900 by 21% in WinRAR 4.0.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i7-13700 393
+10.5%
Ryzen 9 7900 356

Core i7-13700 outperforms Ryzen 9 7900 by 11% in x264 encoding pass 1.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i7-13700 224
+8.2%
Ryzen 9 7900 207

Core i7-13700 outperforms Ryzen 9 7900 by 8% in x264 encoding pass 2.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 24.33 31.57
Integrated graphics card 6.13 4.33
Physical cores 16 12

The Ryzen 9 7900 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-13700 in performance tests.


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