Intel Core i7-13700KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

Core i7-13700KF vs Ryzen 9 7950X specs and performance

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Ryzen 9 7950X is faster than the Core i7-13700KF. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-13700KF in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores but the Ryzen 9 7950X has more threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Ryzen 9 7950X has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-13700KF. Also, the Ryzen 9 7950X has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i7-13700KF CPU outputs less heat than a Ryzen 9 7950X CPU because of its slightly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. In terms of cache, the Core i7-13700KF has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Ryzen 9 7950X. Despite this, the Ryzen 9 7950X has significantly more L3 cache compared to the Core i7-13700KF.

The more cores a CPU has, the better the overall performance will be in parallel workloads such as multitasking. Many CPUs have more threads than cores, this means that each physical core is split into multiple logical cores, making them more efficient. Indeed, the Core i7-13700KF has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.