Intel Core i9-13900F vs AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

Processor comparisons   29-01-2023
   You may have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests Intel Core i9-13900F vs AMD Ryzen 9 7950X and decide which is better for games or simple use for programming, streaming, machine learning, rendering, video editing. Here you can find useful information from many benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests like Blender, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), GeekBench 6, 5.2, Furmark, AIDA64, PCMark 10, Handbrake, Gears 5, DaVinci Resolve Studio, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Blender, 7zip, UserBenchmark, WPrime, PassMark, 3DMark, MATLAB, SuperPi, Dolphin Emulator, RealBench, VeraCrypt, Prime95.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 9 7950X or Intel Core i9-13900F.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i9-13900F

67%

Ryzen 9 7950X

69%

The number of this parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 9 7950X is 2% better than Core i9-13900F. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i9-13900F

62%

Ryzen 9 7950X

65%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	109.8	114.7
Valorant	124.7	130.3
Cyberpunk 2077	69.9	73.0
Apex Legends	117.3	122.5
Call of Duty Warzone	93.6	97.8
Overwatch	101.0	105.6
Red Dead Redemption 2	86.1	89.9
DOOM Eternal	62.4	65.2
Warzone	97.3	101.7
Assassin's Creed	104.8	109.5
Valheim	103.5	108.2

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 participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K or FullHD. Therefore, 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 i9-13900F

100%

Ryzen 9 7950X

45%

To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i9-13900F is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 9 7950X as it consumes less power: 65W vs. 170W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. It is necessary to count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, streaming, video editing or video rendering, machine learning, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU turns on all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum efficiency. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to work, and all the advantages of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i9-13900F	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
Cinbench 15 Single-core	516	373
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	5321	6089
Cinbench 20 Single-core	853	895
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	11816	14547
Cinbench 23 Single-core	2998	2277
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	33980	39973

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

	Intel Core i9-13900F	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
Single-Core	2740	4815
Multi-Core	57909	64460

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

	Intel Core i9-13900F	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
Single-Core	1965	2324
Multi-Core	21341	26184

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The newer the processor, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in new games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i9-13900F	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
Announcement date	January 19, 2023	September 27, 2022
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	FCLGA1700	AM5
Core name	Raptor Lake	Raphael
Architecture	x86	Zen 4
Generation	13	5
Turbo Frequency	5.6 MHz	5.7 MHz
Frequency	4.2 MHz	4.5 MHz
Cores	24	16
Threads	32	32
Bus rate	16 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	5 nm
Transistors count	14200 millions	12600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	170 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	1MB
L2 cache	8 MB	16MB
L3 cache	36 MB	64MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	Yes	No
Part number		100-000000514 100-100000514WOF

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 9 7950X is 6% better than Core i9-13900F in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i9-13900F has 8 more core than Ryzen 9 7950X. 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 i9-13900F is better: 14
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 9 7950X is better: 24
Although it should be realized that all the figures in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the reviews of of people who bought Intel Core i9-13900F and AMD Ryzen 9 7950X before making a selection which of the processors to buy for gaming.

Intel Core i9-13900F - all data

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

• Intel Core i9-13900F specs and review.

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - all data

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

• AMD Ryzen 9 7950X specs and review.