AMD Ryzen 9 7900 vs Intel Core i7-13700KF

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General info

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

Place in performance rating7063
Value for money16.59no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i7no data
Architecture codenameRaptor Lake, Raptor Cove, GracemontRaphael
Release date27 September 2022 (less than a year old)no data
Launch price (MSRP)$384no data
Current price$1446 (3.8x MSRP)$538
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Technical specs

Core i7-13700KF 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 speed3.4 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed5.4 GHz5.4 GHz
Bus support4 × 16 GT/sno data
L1 cache768 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache8 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache6 MB64 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm5 nm
Die size257 mm22x 71 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C47 °C
Number of transistorsno data13,140 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-13700KF 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
Thermal design power (TDP)125 W, 253 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-13700KF 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® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+no data

Security technologies

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

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-13700KF 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 i7-13700KF and Ryzen 9 7900. Depending on the motherboards, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-5600, DDR4-3200DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth89.6 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon Graphics

Peripherals

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

PCIe version5.0 and 4.05.0
PCI Express lanes20no data

Benchmark performance

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


Overall 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.

i7-13700KF 37.15
Ryzen 9 7900 38.91
+4.7%
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  • GeekBench 5 Single-Core
  • GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

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: 67%

i7-13700KF 46825
Ryzen 9 7900 49049
+4.7%

Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms Core i7-13700KF by 5% 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: 37%

i7-13700KF 2819
+0.5%
Ryzen 9 7900 2804

Core i7-13700KF outperforms Ryzen 9 7900 by 1% 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: 37%

i7-13700KF 16967
+1.1%
Ryzen 9 7900 16776

Core i7-13700KF outperforms Ryzen 9 7900 by 1% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance rating 37.15 38.91
Boost clock speed 2500 3700
Base clock speed 3400 3700
Thermal design power (TDP) 125 Watt 65 Watt

Technical City couldn't decide between

Intel Core i7-13700KF
Core i7-13700KF

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AMD Ryzen 9 7900
Ryzen 9 7900

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Competitors of Core i7-13700KF by AMD

We believe that the nearest equivalent to Core i7-13700KF by AMD is Ryzen 9 5950X, which is slower by 2% and lower by 6 positions in our rating.

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Ryzen 9 5950X
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Here are some closest AMD rivals to Core i7-13700KF:

Ryzen 9 7900X 111.74
Ryzen 9 7900 104.74
Core i7-13700KF 100

Competitors of Ryzen 9 7900 by Intel

We believe that the nearest equivalent to Ryzen 9 7900 by Intel is Core i7-13700K, which is slower by 4% and lower by 6 positions in our rating.

Intel Core i7-13700K Core i7 13700K
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Here are some closest Intel rivals to Ryzen 9 7900:

Core i9-13900 104.32
Ryzen 9 7900 100

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