Intel Core i7-13700K vs AMD Ryzen 7 9700X

Core i7-13700K vs Ryzen 7 9700X benchmarks

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Core i7-13700K is faster than the Ryzen 7 9700X. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Ryzen 7 9700X in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i7-13700K has significantly more cores than the Ryzen 7 9700X. Indeed, the Core i7-13700K has 16 cores compared to 8 cores found in the Ryzen 7 9700X. It also has more threads than the Ryzen 7 9700X. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Ryzen 7 9700X has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-13700K. Also, the Ryzen 7 9700X has a slightly higher turbo speed. The Ryzen 7 9700X outputs less heat than Core i7-13700K thanks to a significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. In terms of cache, the Core i7-13700K has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Ryzen 7 9700X. Despite this, the Ryzen 7 9700X has slightly more L3 cache compared to the Core i7-13700K.

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 i7-13700K has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.