AMD Ryzen 7 5800X vs Intel Core i7-13700K

Ryzen 7 5800X vs Core i7-13700K comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-13700K performs better than the Ryzen 7 5800X. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Ryzen 7 5800X 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 5800X. Indeed, the Core i7-13700K has 16 cores compared to 8 cores found in the Ryzen 7 5800X. It also has more threads than the Ryzen 7 5800X. With our hardware info, we find that the Ryzen 7 5800X has a slightly higher clock speed than the Core i7-13700K. Despite this, the Core i7-13700K has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Ryzen 7 5800X CPU outputs less heat than a Core i7-13700K CPU because of its slightly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. The info from our database shows that the Core i7-13700K has more L2 cache than the Ryzen 7 5800X. Despite this, the Ryzen 7 5800X 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 Ryzen 7 5800X has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.