Intel Core i9-13900KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D

Last updated: 2024-03-07

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i9-13900KF		AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
CPU comparison Intel Core i9-13900KF or AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The Intel Core i9-13900KF has 24 cores with 32 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.80 GHz. Up to 192 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-13900KF was released in Q4/2022. The AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D has 16 cores with 32 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D was released in Q1/2023.

Intel Core i9 (78)	Family	AMD Ryzen 9 (35)
Intel Core i 13000 (17)	CPU group	AMD Ryzen 7000 (14)
13	Generation	6
Raptor Lake S	Architecture	Raphael (Zen 4)
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
Intel Core i9-12900KF	Predecessor	--
Intel Core i9-14900KF	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core i9-13900KF has 24 CPU cores and can calculate 32 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i9-13900KF is 3.00 GHz (5.80 GHz) while the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D has 16 CPU cores and 32 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D is at 4.20 GHz (5.70 GHz).
Intel Core i9-13900KF	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
24	Cores	16
32	Threads	32
hybrid (big.LITTLE)	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
Yes	Overclocking ?	No
3.00 GHz (5.80 GHz) 8x Raptor Cove	A-Core	4.20 GHz (5.70 GHz) 16x Zen 4
2.20 GHz (4.30 GHz) 16x Gracemont	B-Core	--
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
Intel Core i9-13900KF	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The Intel Core i9-13900KF or AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
no iGPU	GPU	AMD Radeon Graphics (Raphael)
	GPU frequency	0.40 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	2.20 GHz
--	GPU Generation	9
	Technology	5 nm
	Max. displays	3
--	Compute units	2
--	Shader	128
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	8 GB
--	DirectX Version	12

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
no iGPU	GPU	AMD Radeon Graphics (Raphael)
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP9	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP8	Decode / Encode
No	Codec AV1	Decode
No	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VC-1	Decode
No	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i9-13900KF can use up to 192 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 89.6 GB/s. The AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 83.2 GB/s.
Intel Core i9-13900KF	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200	Memory	DDR5-5200
192 GB	Max. Memory	128 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
89.6 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	83.2 GB/s
Yes	ECC	Yes
32.00 MB	L2 Cache	16.00 MB
36.00 MB	L3 Cache	128.00 MB
5.0	PCIe version	5.0
20	PCIe lanes	24
78.8 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	94.5 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i9-13900KF is 125 W, while the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D has a TDP of 120 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Intel Core i9-13900KF	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
125 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	120 W
253 W	TDP (PL2)	162 W
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	89 °C
Technical details The Intel Core i9-13900KF is manufactured in 10 nm and has 68.00 MB cache. The AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D is manufactured in 5 nm and has a 144.00 MB cache.
Intel Core i9-13900KF	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
10 nm	Technology	5 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+	ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512
LGA 1700	Socket	AM5 (LGA 1718)
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	AMD-V, SVM
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q4/2022	Release date	Q1/2023
564 $	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i9-13900KF (99%)

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D (96%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 5 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i9-13900KF (98%)

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D (98%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Core i9-13900KF 24C 32T @ 5.80 GHz	132 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D 16C 32T @ 5.70 GHz	121 (92%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Core i9-13900KF 24C 32T @ 5.80 GHz	2144 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D 16C 32T @ 5.70 GHz	2108 (98%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i9-13900KF 24C 32T @ 5.80 GHz	2241 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D 16C 32T @ 5.70 GHz	2043 (91%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i9-13900KF 24C 32T @ 5.50 GHz	39652 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D 16C 32T @ 5.00 GHz	38581 (97%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i9-13900KF 24C 32T @ 5.80 GHz	2147 (97%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D 16C 32T @ 5.70 GHz	2223 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i9-13900KF 24C 32T @ 5.50 GHz	23982 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D 16C 32T @ 5.00 GHz	23460 (98%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	Intel Core i9-13900KF 24C 32T @ 5.80 GHz	2868 (99%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D 16C 32T @ 5.70 GHz	2906 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	Intel Core i9-13900KF 24C 32T @ 5.50 GHz	20305 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D 16C 32T @ 5.00 GHz	19479 (96%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	Intel Core i9-13900KF 24C 32T @ 5.50 GHz	59155 (92%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D 16C 32T @ 5.00 GHz	64125 (100%)

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)

Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.


	Intel Core i9-13900KF 39,652 CB R23 MC @ 252 W	157 (55%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D 38,581 CB R23 MC @ 136 W	284 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i9-13900KF 24C 32T @ 5.80 GHz	877 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D 16C 32T @ 5.70 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i9-13900KF 24C 32T @ 5.50 GHz	15350 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D 16C 32T @ 5.00 GHz	0 (0%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	Intel Core i9-13900KF @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D AMD Radeon Graphics (Raphael) @ 2.20 GHz	563 (100%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.


	Intel Core i9-13900KF 24C 32T @ 5.50 GHz	557 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D 16C 32T @ 5.00 GHz	0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Core i9-13900KF 24C 32T @ 5.50 GHz	893 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D 16C 32T @ 5.00 GHz	0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Core i9-13900KF 24C 32T @ 3.00 GHz	16715 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D 16C 32T @ 4.20 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i9-13900KF 24C 32T @ 5.80 GHz	330 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D 16C 32T @ 5.70 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i9-13900KF 24C 32T @ 5.50 GHz	6141 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D 16C 32T @ 5.00 GHz	0 (0%)

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