Intel Core i7-13700 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

Processor comparisons 08-10-2022

   For example there are difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests Intel Core i7-13700 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X and understand which is better for games or simple use for rendering, machine learning, programming, video editing, streaming. Here is useful information from several benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A careful review of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests like Dolphin Emulator, RealBench, GeekBench 6, 5.2, 7zip, Handbrake, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Prime95, 3DMark, AIDA64, VeraCrypt, WPrime, Gears 5, DaVinci Resolve Studio, PassMark, PCMark 10, Furmark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, MATLAB, Blender, Blender, UserBenchmark, SuperPi.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

DOOM: Eternal
Valorant
Borderlands 3
Watch Dogs Legion
Red Dead Redemption 2
Fallout 76
Rainbow Six Siege
Death Stranding
Grand Theft Auto V
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
Apex Legends
Cyberpunk 2077
Valheim
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Fortnite
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Overwatch
Last Man Standing
Halo Infinite

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X or Intel Core i7-13700.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Core i7-13700

65%

Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

66%

This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen Threadripper 3960X is 1% better than Core i7-13700. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i7-13700

61%

Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

64%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a little game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Monster Hunter World, League of Legends (LOL), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Forza Horizon 4, Battlefield V, Ghostrunner, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Metro Exodus, DOTA 2A, NBA 2K20, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Control, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Hitman 3, Half-Life: Alyx, Horizon Zero Dawn.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	109.1	113.6
Valorant	123.9	129.1
Cyberpunk 2077	69.4	72.3
Apex Legends	116.5	121.3
Call of Duty Warzone	93.0	96.8
Overwatch	100.4	104.5
Red Dead Redemption 2	85.5	89.1
DOOM Eternal	62.0	64.5
Warzone	96.7	100.7
Assassin's Creed	104.1	108.4
Valheim	102.9	107.1

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers that were in the comparisons not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i7-13700

56%

Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

15%

To make a finishing decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i7-13700 is more energy efficient than the Ryzen Threadripper 3960X as it consumes less power: 125W vs. 280W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, video editing or video rendering, streaming, programming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the processor uses all threads and cores that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the benefit of multi-core mode are unused.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i7-13700	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
Cinbench 15 Single-core	459	209
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	4740	5933
Cinbench 20 Single-core	760	509
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	10525	13552
Cinbench 23 Single-core	2669	1270
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	30269	34255

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i7-13700	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
Single-Core	2441	2663
Multi-Core	51586	54830

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i7-13700	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
Single-Core	2118	1306
Multi-Core	20651	25072

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	Intel Core i7-13700	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
Announcement date	September 24, 2022	November 25, 2019
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	FCLGA1700	sTRX4
Core name	Raptor Lake	Castle Peak
Architecture	x86	Zen 2
Generation	13	3
Turbo Frequency	5.2 MHz	4.5 MHz
Frequency	4.2 MHz	3.8 MHz
Cores	16	24
Threads	24	48
Bus rate	16 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	14200 millions	22600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	125 W	280 W
Memory type	Up to DDR5 5600 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	DDR4
Max. Memory	128 Gb
Memory Frequency	6500	3200
Memory bandwidth	89.6 GB/s
L1 cache	2 MB	1.5MB
L2 cache	8 MB	12MB
L3 cache	30 MB	128MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	Yes	No
Part number		100-000000010 100-100000010WOF

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i7-13700 is 9% better than Ryzen Threadripper 3960X in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Ryzen Threadripper 3960X has 8 more core than Core i7-13700. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-13700 is better: 17
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X is better: 21
Although it should be realized that the summary data that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of of people who bought Intel Core i7-13700 and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X before making a choice which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

Intel Core i7-13700 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i7-13700 specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X specs and review.