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AMD has announced the Ryzen 7 9700X, which is set to shake up the desktop processor market again. Set to release on August 8, 2024, it is part of the Ryzen 9000 series CPUs based on AMD's latest Zen 5 architecture. The Ryzen 7 9700X's pricing was recently leaked, putting it closer to the Intel Core i7-13700K, a high-performance 16-core processor.
This article compares the new Ryzen 7 9700X to the Intel Core i7-13700K and determines the best CPU of the two.
Note: Some aspects of this article are subjective and solely reflect the writer's opinions.
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X vs Intel Core i7-13700K
The Ryzen 7 9700X is based on the Zen 5 architecture that brought 16% IPC improvements over its predecessor. The Intel Core i7-13700K, on the other hand, is designed on the Raptor Lake architecture and comes with P and E-cores for a good balance between high performance and efficiency.
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Let's look at the specs of the two CPUs to get a basic idea of what these processors are capable of.
Specs comparison
Here are the specs of the AMD Ryzen 7 9700X and Intel Core i7-13700K:
The Intel CPU has double the number of cores, so it will be better than the AMD processor in productivity applications. However, the gaming performance does not depend on the core count but rather the L3 cache memory and clock speed, which are higher on the Ryzen 7 9700X. Thus, it would be interesting to see how it performs in gaming.
Synthetic performance difference
Specs can showcase many things but cannot describe actual performance, so let's put the two CPUs through popular benchmarking software like Cinebench and Geekbench. Here's how AMD Ryzen 7 9700X and Intel Core i7-13700K performed:
On average, the AMD Ryzen 7 9700X scored around 16% better than the Intel Core i7-13700K in single-core benchmarks. However, in multi-core benchmarks, the latter CPU is 27% faster than the former, which is to be expected since it has a higher core count.
Thus, the higher multi-core score of the Intel Core i7-13700K will help it perform better in productivity, video editing, 3D rendering applications, and more. However, the better single-core score of AMD Ryzen 7 9700X will help it achieve a higher framerate in gaming than the Intel processor.
A direct gaming benchmark comparison is not possible since the final launch of the Ryzen 7 9700X is yet to happen.
Pricing comparison
A user on X (@momomo_us) recently leaked the pricing of the Ryzen 9000 series CPUs. According to this, the Ryzen 7 9700X will cost $359, making it 8.7% more costly than the Intel Core i7-13700K ($330).
This user has correctly leaked many things before, including the pricing of the Nvidia RTX 40 Super series of GPUs. However, you should still take this pricing information with a grain of salt.
Final verdict of AMD Ryzen 7 9700X vs Intel Core i7-13700K
The Intel Core i7-13700K is the best CPU for productivity, video editing, streaming, 3D rendering, and other applications. However, the Ryzen 7 9700X should be better in gaming since it has a higher clock speed, L3 cache memory, and single-core score.
