Intel Core i9-13900 vs AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

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Ryzen 9 7900X
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General info

Comparing Ryzen 9 7900X and Core i9-13900 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking5968
Value for money61.09no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameRaphael (Zen4)Raptor Lake-S
Release date26 September 2022 (less than a year old)no data
Current price$585 $579
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Technical specs

Ryzen 9 7900X and Core i9-13900 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads2432
Base clock speed4.7 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed5.6 GHz5.5 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache64 MB (shared)36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size2x 70 (CCD) mm2 + 122 (I/O) mm2257 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)47 °C72 °C
Number of transistorsCCD: 6,5 Mrd + IOD: 3,4 Mrd Millionno data
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 7900X and Core i9-13900 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
SocketAM5FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)170 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 7900X and Core i9-13900. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions5 nm (CCD), 6 nm (I/O) nm, 0.650 - 1.475VIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSXno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
SIPPno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 7900X and Core i9-13900 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 7900X and Core i9-13900 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+no data
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 7900X and Core i9-13900. Depending on the motherboards, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-5200DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data89.6 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 7900X and Core i9-13900.

PCIe version5.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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.

Ryzen 9 7900X 41.65
+5.9%
i9-13900 39.33

Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms Core i9-13900 by 6% in our combined 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%

Ryzen 9 7900X 52504
+5.9%
i9-13900 49574

Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms Core i9-13900 by 6% 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%

Ryzen 9 7900X 2850
+6.7%
i9-13900 2672

Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms Core i9-13900 by 7% 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%

Ryzen 9 7900X 17440
+4.3%
i9-13900 16725

Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms Core i9-13900 by 4% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 41.65 39.33
Base clock speed 4700 0
Power consumption (TDP) 170 Watt 125 Watt

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