Ryzen 7 9850X3D vs 13th Gen Core i7-13700KF

Short answer: which is best?

Ryzen 7 9850X3D is 0.4 % stronger than 13th Gen Core i7-13700KF. Ryzen 7 9850X3D ranks #9 of 78 measured processors at WhatFPS (13,163 CPU score over 1 verified runs). 13th Gen Core i7-13700KF ranks #10 of 78 measured processors at WhatFPS (13,110 CPU score over 1 verified runs). The numbers are measured in 2 verified WhatFPS runs — not estimated, not self-reported.

Measured comparison

MetricRyzen 7 9850X3D13th Gen Core i7-13700KF
CPU score (the processor's own performance)13,16313,110
Best rig (GAMING — whole PC)11,2897,094
Integer (MT)9.4 Gop/s11.6 Gop/s
Single-thread (1T)0.92 Gop/s0.86 Gop/s
Draw calls/s (DX11)15,765,40712,385,167
Cores / threads8 / 1616 / 24
L3 cache96 MB30 MB

What the numbers mean

The CPU score is the processor's own performance — that is what we rank on. GAMING is the whole rig's score in the best PC we measured the processor in, and leans heavily on the graphics card. A strong processor in a weak PC gets a low GAMING score without being worse. We show both and never mix them.

All numbers come from our benchmark suite: four hand-built 3D scenes written directly against the graphics APIs in Rust, the same load on every PC. The methodology is open at https://whatfps.com/metodik

All measurements for Ryzen 7 9850X3D · All measurements for 13th Gen Core i7-13700KF