Ryzen 9 7950X3D vs 13th Gen Core i7-13700K

Short answer: which is best?

Ryzen 9 7950X3D is 24 % stronger than 13th Gen Core i7-13700K. Ryzen 9 7950X3D ranks #11 of 73 measured processors at WhatFPS (12,200 CPU score over 1 verified runs). 13th Gen Core i7-13700K ranks #25 of 73 measured processors at WhatFPS (9,842 CPU score over 3 verified runs). The numbers are measured in 4 verified WhatFPS runs — not estimated, not self-reported.

Measured comparison

MetricRyzen 9 7950X3D13th Gen Core i7-13700K
CPU score (the processor's own performance)12,2009,842
Best rig (GAMING — whole PC)10,11711,078
Integer (MT)12.2 Gop/s7.4 Gop/s
Single-thread (1T)0.72 Gop/s0.64 Gop/s
Draw calls/s (DX11)14,401,81214,015,419
Cores / threads16 / 1616 / 24
L3 cache128 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 9 7950X3D · All measurements for 13th Gen Core i7-13700K