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AMD Ryzen 9 9950X vs Intel Core i9-13900K: Comparison
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X and Intel Core i9-13900K separate most on l2 cache: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X at 16 MB, Intel Core i9-13900K at 32 MB, 50% in favour of Intel Core i9-13900K. L3 Cache splits them by another 44%, this time favouring AMD Ryzen 9 9950X. They match on 13 other specifications, including form factor, market segment and smt enabled.
Specs
| Specification |  |  |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | AMD | Intel |
| Form Factor | Desktop | Desktop |
| Model Number | 9950X | 13900K |
| Codename | Granite Ridge | Raptor Lake |
| Core/Thread Count | 16 Core / 32 Thread | 24 Core (8P+16E) / 32 Thread |
| TDP | 170 W | 125W Base / 253W Max Turbo |
| iGPU | AMD Radeon Graphics (2 cores) | Intel UHD Graphics 770 |
| Market Segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Cache | 64MB L3 + 16MB L2 + 1280KB L1 | 36MB L3 |
| Socket | AM5 | LGA 1700 |
| Boost/Base Clock | 5.7 GHz / 4.3 GHz | 5.8 GHz / 3.0 GHz |
| Socket Status | Current | End of Life |
| Process Node | 4 nm | 10 nm |
| Performance Cores | 16 | 8 |
| Efficiency Cores | 0 | 16 |
| SMT Enabled | true | true |
| P-Core Base Clock | 4.3 | 3.0 |
| P-Core Boost Clock | 5.7 | 5.4 |
| Unlocked Multiplier | true | true |
| L2 Cache | 16 MB-50% | 32 MB |
| L3 Cache | 64 MB | 36 MB-44% |
| 3D Stacked Cache | false | false |
| Base Power | 170 W | 125 W |
| Max Turbo Power | 230 | 253 |
| Memory Type | DDR5 | DDR5 or DDR4 |
| Max Memory Speed | 5600 | 5600 |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max Memory Capacity | 256 | 192 |
| ECC Support | true | true |
| Integrated Graphics | Yes | Yes |
| iGPU Model | AMD Radeon Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 770 |
| Copilot Plus Certified | false | false |
| PCIe Generation | PCIe 5.0 | PCIe 5.0 |
| PCIe Lanes | 24 | 20-17% |
| Launch MSRP | 649 | 589 |
| Retail Availability | Boxed Retail | Boxed Retail |
| Series | Ryzen 9 | Core i9 |
| CPU Process Node | 4 Nanometers (TSMC) | Intel 7 |
| Architecture | Zen 5, Ryzen 9000 Series | Raptor Lake, 13th Gen Intel Core |
| Cores | 16 | 24 |
| Threads | 32 | 32 |
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