Today we are testing the Gaming Performance benchmarks between 13th Gen Intel and Ryzen 7000 Series, i.e. 13900k vs 7950x.
The all-new Intel Core i9 13900K was announced in September 2022 alongside AMD’s new Ryzen 7000 Series Processors. The new Intel Core i9 13900K has an excellent overclocking facility and comes with both DDR4 and DDR5 Support. With the new Z790 motherboards, you can have RAM Speeds over 6800+ Mhz which is ideal for Content Creation and Gaming related applications while costing $110 less than the AMD Ryzen 9 7950 processor from AMD.
The performance of both of these processors is incredible, and you won’t go wrong when choosing either. These processors are great in Gaming, Content Creation, Rendering, Heavy Content Creation Tasks etc. It is good to see that Intel is gearing up for more as the AMD Ryzen 7000 series falls short in performance.
So today, we tested two flagship processors to see which performs best in gaming. We will be testing these with the help of the current Nvidia Flagship, RTX 4090. So without further delay, let’s quickly check out the performance difference between the Intel Core i9 13900K and the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X.
Intel Core i9 13900k vs AMD Ryzen 9 7950X – Specifications
Here are the Core i9 13900k and the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Specifications.
| Intel Core i9 13900k | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | |
| Socket | Intel 1700 | AMD AM5 |
| Family | Raptor Lake-S | Zen 4 |
| Cores | 24 (P8-E16) | 16 |
| Threads | 32 | 32 |
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 770 | AMD Radeon Graphics |
| Base Frequency | 3 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Boost Frequency | 5.4 GHz | 5.7 GHz |
| TDP | 125 W | 170W |
| Memory Support | DDR4 3200 MT/s and DDR5 5600 MT/s | DDR5 Dual Channel |
| Motherboard Support | Z690 and Z790 | X670E, X670, B650E, B650 |
| PCIe Express | Gen 5.0 | Gen 5.0 |
| Price | $589 | $699 |
Intel 13th Gen vs AMD 7000 Series – Test Setup
We are using the test setup to test the all-new Intel Core i9 Raptor Lake Processors vs AMD Ryzen 9 Zen 4 Processors.
| Processor | Intel Core i5-13900K CPU AMD Ryzen 9 7950X CPU |
| Graphics Processor | RTX 3090 Ti Graphics Card |
| Motherboard | ASUS Z790 Maximus Hero Gigabyte X670 Aorus Master |
| Memory | Corsair Dominator Platinum 32GB RGB DDR5 6000 MHz |
| Storage | 2 TB SAMSUNG EVO M.2 NVMe SSD |
| Power Supply | EVGA 1600W 80+ Gold Fully Modular |
| CPU Cooler | Arctic Liquid Freezer II 420 mm |
| Operating System | Windows 10 Pro 64bit |
i9 13900K vs Ryzen 9 7950x CPU – Gaming Benchmark
We tested out the latest games at 1080p. We could have gone higher, but since most gamers are still stuck with 1080p resolution, we thought we would stick with FHD resolution for this article. Remember that all the games were played at the Ultra settings at 1080p.
| Games | Intel Core i9 13900K | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X |
| Uncharted | 245 FPS | 243 FPS |
| Hitman 3 | 239 FPS | 242 FPS |
| PUBG | 409 FPS | 381 FPS |
| Forza Horizon 5 | 312 FPS | 295 FPS |
| The Witcher 3 | 288 FPS | 259 FPS |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 221 FPS | 195 FPS |
| Spiderman Remastered | 152 FPS | 139 FPS |
| Microsoft Flight Simulator | 128 FPS | 113 FPS |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 178 FPS | 156 FPS |
| God of War | 321 FPS | 298 FPS |
i9 13900K vs Ryzen 9 7950x CPU Performance Verdict
From the performance difference we see in the above charts, it can be easily said that the clear winner here is the Intel Core i9 13900k. The Intel Core 13900k maintained a steady lead in all the games except for Hitman 3, where the Ryzen 9 7950X took a minimal lead in frames per second. But other than that, the Core i9 13900K takes the lead for all the games. Intel made a remarkable comeback into the gaming scene with their all-new Intel Core i5 13600K and Intel Core i7 13700K processors.
For the price, there is a difference of almost $110, and despite Intel Core i9 13900K costing around $589 beats the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 7000 Series Processor, which currently has pricing for about $699. Plus, the Intel 13th Generation chips feature DDR4 support as well for people who are tightly on budget.
The processor supports both DDR4 and DDR54 memory, but AMD supports only DDR5, which can be a big letdown, keeping in mind the competition. Right now, Intel is much cheaper than AMD, hands down offering better performance at the same price as the 12th Gen chips.
So this was all about the Intel Core i9 13th Gen vs the Ryzen 9 7950X CPU Performance benchmarks. If you think we have missed out on anything, let us know in the comments down below.
That’s all, folks!
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