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Core i9-13900K vs Ryzen 9 7950X


Description
The i9-13900K is based on Raptor Lake architecture while the 7950X is based on Zen 4.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i9-13900K gets a score of 1763.1 k points while the 7950X gets 1597.8 k points.

Summarizing, the i9-13900K is 1.1 times faster than the 7950X. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
b0671
a60f12
Core
Raptor Lake-S
Raphael
Architecture
Raptor Lake
Raptor Lake
Base frecuency
2.2 GHz
4.5 GHz
Boost frecuency
5.8 GHz
5.7 GHz
Socket
LGA 1700
AM5
Cores/Threads
24/32
16/32
TDP
125 W
170 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32/16x64+8x48/16x32 kB
16x32+16x32 kB
Cache L2
8x2048+4x4096 kB
16x1024 kB
Cache L3
36864 kB
131072 kB
Date
October 2022
September 2022
Mean monothread perf.
129.15k points
121.33k points
Mean multithread perf.
1763.08k points
1597.79k points

Non-optimized benchmark
The benchmark in Mode 0 (FPU) measures cpu performance with non-optimized software. It uses the basic µinstructions from the i386 architecture with the i387 floating point unit. This mode is compatible with all CPUs so it's practical to compare very different CPUs
Monothread
i9-13900K
7950X
Test#1 (Integers)
9.77k
6.05k (x0.62)
Test#2 (FP)
24.52k
23.41k (x0.95)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
17.17k
16.49k (x0.96)
Test#1 (Memory)
21.37k
34.35k (x1.61)
TOTAL
72.83k
80.3k (x1.1)

Multithread

i9-13900K

7950X
Test#1 (Integers)
145.21k
128.82k (x0.89)
Test#2 (FP)
444.95k
465.79k (x1.05)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
318.3k
289.43k (x0.91)
Test#1 (Memory)
27.2k
75.23k (x2.77)
TOTAL
935.66k
959.27k (x1.03)

AVX optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode II (AVX) is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the first version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX compatible CPU was released in 2011.
Monothread
i9-13900K
7950X
Test#1 (Integers)
31.8k
26.86k (x0.84)
Test#2 (FP)
32.83k
30.05k (x0.92)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
18.37k
16.15k (x0.88)
Test#1 (Memory)
21.13k
31.74k (x1.5)
TOTAL
104.13k
104.8k (x1.01)

Multithread

i9-13900K

7950X
Test#1 (Integers)
532.97k
430.6k (x0.81)
Test#2 (FP)
596.78k
545.91k (x0.91)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
342.96k
289.57k (x0.84)
Test#1 (Memory)
28.6k
64.33k (x2.25)
TOTAL
1501.31k
1330.41k (x0.89)

AVX2 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode III (AVX2), like AVX1, is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the second version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX2 compatible CPU was released in 2013.
Monothread
i9-13900K
7950X
Test#1 (Integers)
58.6k
40.61k (x0.69)
Test#2 (FP)
33.29k
31.82k (x0.96)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
17.77k
16.63k (x0.94)
Test#1 (Memory)
19.49k
32.28k (x1.66)
TOTAL
129.15k
121.33k (x0.94)

Multithread

i9-13900K

7950X
Test#1 (Integers)
804.04k
683.17k (x0.85)
Test#2 (FP)
613.45k
563.45k (x0.92)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
311.08k
286.77k (x0.92)
Test#1 (Memory)
34.5k
64.4k (x1.87)
TOTAL
1763.08k
1597.79k (x0.91)

Performance/W
i9-13900K
7950X
Test#1 (Integers)
6432 points/W
4019 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
4908 points/W
3314 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2489 points/W
1687 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
276 points/W
379 points/W
TOTAL
14105 points/W
9399 points/W

Performance/GHz
i9-13900K
7950X
Test#1 (Integers)
10104 points/GHz
7124 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5739 points/GHz
5582 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3064 points/GHz
2917 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
3360 points/GHz
5663 points/GHz
TOTAL
22268 points/GHz
21286 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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