Intel Core i9-13900 vs AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

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 ranking	59	68
Value for money	61.09	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Raphael (Zen4)	Raptor Lake-S
Release date	26 September 2022 (less than a year old)	no data
Current price	$585	$579

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 cores	12 (Dodeca-Core)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	24	32
Base clock speed	4.7 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	5.6 GHz	5.5 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	64 MB (shared)	36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	5 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	2x 70 (CCD) mm2 + 122 (I/O) mm2	257 mm2
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	47 °C	72 °C
Number of transistors	CCD: 6,5 Mrd + IOD: 3,4 Mrd Million	no 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	AM5	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	170 Watt	125 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 extensions	5 nm (CCD), 6 nm (I/O) nm, 0.650 - 1.475V	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
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	+

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 7900X and Core i9-13900 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 Ryzen 9 7900X and Core i9-13900 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no 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 types	DDR5-5200	DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	no data	128 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	89.6 GB/s
ECC memory support	no data	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)

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Peripherals

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

PCIe version	5.0	5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	20

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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 outperforms Core i9-13900 by 6% in our combined benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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

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