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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-13700K outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 3950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-13700K is 1037 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 3950X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-13700K
- Performs up to 11% better in Valheim than Ryzen 9 3950X - 229 vs 206 FPS
- Up to 31% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3950X - £346.89 vs £499.99
- Up to 38% better value when playing Valheim than Ryzen 9 3950X - £1.51 vs £2.43 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 3950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i7-13700K - 105 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-13700K - 32 vs 24 threads
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i7-13700K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
229
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.51/FPS
100%
Price, £
£346.89
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-13700K Desktop Processor 16 cores (8 P-cores + 8 E-cores) 30M Cache, up to 5.4 GHz
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AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Processor (16C/32T, 72 MB Cache, 4.7 GHz Max Boost)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i7-13700K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-13700K | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3950X |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Nov 25th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Raptor Lake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 16 | Cores | 16 |
| 24 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
5.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-13700K or Ryzen 9 3950X
Valheim, 1920 x 1080, Highest
193 FPS
£10.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i7-13700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£2,097.46
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168 FPS
£11.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-13700K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,930.02
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