Intel Core i7-13700H vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

Compare Intel 13th Generation Core i7 14 core CPU vs AMD 6 core processor, specs and benchmark score. Which is the better CPU for gaming?

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Benchmark Score

Overall Score

A combined score of all workloads

7252 points
8673 points
19% slightly better overall score

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

9095 points
12393 points
36% slightly better gaming score

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

6721 points
7498 points
11% slightly better multitasking score

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

6634 points
7245 points
9% slightly better heavy workload score

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Other Benchmarks

3DMark Physics score

3DMark Physics score

Physics simulation benchmark

7712 points
1% slightly higher 3DMark Physics score
7587 points
Blender score

Blender score

Cycles Render (Samples per minute)

188.68 points
233.29 points
23% slightly higher Blender score

Specifications

Cores

Number of physical processing units

14
133% significantly more cores
6

Threads

Number of logical processing units

20
66% significantly more threads
12

Clock Speed

Base frequency at which the chip operates

2.4 GHz
3.9 GHz
62% significantly higher clock speed

Turbo Speed

Higher frequency used for heavy workloads

5 GHz
5.4 GHz
8% slightly higher turbo speed

Memory Channels

Lanes for simultaneous memory access

2
Identical
2

L2 Cache

Secondary embedded memory, slower than L1 cache

11.5 MiB
91% significantly more L2 cache
6 MiB

L3 Cache

General memory pool for all cores

24 MiB
32 MiB
33% slightly more L3 cache

Other details

Rank

Ranking in the hardwareDB database

174th of 1,089
118th of 1,089

Family

The product line

13th Generation Core i7
Ryzen 9000 Series

Release date

The official date of release of this chip

2023 February
2024 August

Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

DDR5-5200
DDR5

Is Unlocked

Can this CPU can be overclocked

-
Yes

Supports ECC memory

Does this CPU support error correcting memory

No
-

Core i7-13700H vs Ryzen 5 9600X specs and performance

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-13700H performs better than the Ryzen 5 9600X. Despite this, the Ryzen 5 9600X has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i7-13700H has significantly more cores than the Ryzen 5 9600X. Indeed, the Core i7-13700H has 14 cores compared to 6 cores found in the Ryzen 5 9600X. It also has more threads than the Ryzen 5 9600X. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Ryzen 5 9600X has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-13700H. The info from our database shows that the Core i7-13700H has more L2 cache than the Ryzen 5 9600X. Despite this, the Ryzen 5 9600X has slightly more L3 cache compared to the Core i7-13700H.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i7-13700H has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.

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