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Intel Core i9-13900K vs AMD Ryzen Z1. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q4/2022
Intel Core i9-13900K
Intel Core i9-13900K
Released
Q3/2023
Overall score
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AMD Ryzen Z1
AMD Ryzen Z1

What's the best choice Intel Core i9-13900K or AMD Ryzen Z1? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i9-13900K has a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. 24 Cores. Power consumption of 125 W. Released in Q4/2022.

AMD Ryzen Z1 has a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. 6 / 12 Cores. Power consumption of 15 W. Released in Q3/2023.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    12 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 8% better clock speed

    3.80 GHz left arrow 3.50 GHz
  • More number of cores

    18 times more cores

    24 left arrow 6

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i9-13900K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    2 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    12 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    13 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    10 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    9 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    5 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    18 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    32 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    355 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    20 place
  • CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)
    2 place
  • CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
    5 place
  • Blender 3.1 Benchmark
    5 place
AMD Ryzen Z1 Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen Z1
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    284 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.12 times less performance per watt

    15 W left arrow 125 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen Z1 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    74 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    285 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    204 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i9-13900K Intel Core i9-13900K
AMD Ryzen Z1 AMD Ryzen Z1
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Mobile
  • Family
    Intel Core i9 left arrow AMD Ryzen Z1
  • Generation
    13 left arrow 6
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 13000 left arrow AMD Ryzen 7040
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i9-12900K left arrow --
  • Successor
    No left arrow --
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.80 GHz left arrow 3.50 GHz
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    hybrid left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    Intel Iris Xe Graphics 32 left arrow AMD Radeon 740M Graphics
  • GPU frequency
    0.40 GHz left arrow 1.20 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.45 GHz left arrow 2.50 GHz
  • Execution units
    32 left arrow 4
  • Shader
    256 left arrow 256
  • Max. GPU Memory
    16 GB left arrow 32 GB
  • Max. displays
    4 left arrow 4
  • Generation
    12 left arrow 10
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 4 nm
  • Release date
    Q4/2022 left arrow Q3/2023
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • AV1
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen Z1 and Intel Core i9-13900K. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR5-5600 left arrow DDR5-5600LPDDR5X-7500
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 256 GB
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2 (Dual Channel)
  • PCIe
    5.0 x 20 left arrow 4.0 x 20
  • Bandwidth
    89.6 GB/s left arrow 89.6 GB/s
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i9-13900K and AMD Ryzen Z1 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP up
    No left arrow 30 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    241 W left arrow --
  • TDP down
    No left arrow 15 W
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C left arrow 100 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i9-13900K and Intel Core i9-13900K, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512
  • L2-Cache
    32.00 MB left arrow 6.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    36.00 MB left arrow 16.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Raptor Lake S left arrow Phoenix (Zen 4)
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 4 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1700 left arrow FP8
  • Release date
    Q4/2022 left arrow Q3/2023

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i9-13900K and AMD Ryzen Z1.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
2147
Intel Core i9-13900K
1869
AMD Ryzen Z1
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
23982
Intel Core i9-13900K
8853
AMD Ryzen Z1
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
741
Intel Core i9-13900K
1500
AMD Ryzen Z1

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