AMD Ryzen 9 9950X vs Intel Core i7-13700K
For gaming, the Intel Core i7-13700K is 1% ahead on our index. The rows below show where the other one still wins.
Gaming index 88 89
Cores 16 16
Threads 32 24
Top speed 5.7 GHz 5.4 GHz
Rated power 170 W 125 W
Games at recommended 232 232
Released20242022
Quick answers
Is the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X better than the Intel Core i7-13700K for gaming?
No — on our gaming index the Intel Core i7-13700K scores 89 and the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 88.
What is the fastest graphics card each one can keep up with?
At 1440p, by our bottleneck model: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 for the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 for the Intel Core i7-13700K.