Intel Core i9-13900K and i5-13600K Review: Raptor Lake Brings More Bite
by Gavin Bonshor on October 20, 2022 9:00 AM ESTCPU Benchmark Performance: Legacy Tests
In order to gather data to compare with older benchmarks, we are still keeping a number of tests under our ‘legacy’ section. This includes all the former major versions of CineBench (R15, R11.5, R10) as well as Geekbench 4 and 5. We won’t be transferring the data over from the old testing into Bench, otherwise, it would be populated with 200 CPUs with only one data point, so it will fill up as we test more CPUs like the others.
We are using DDR5 memory on the Core i9-13900K, the Core i5-13600K, the Ryzen 9 7950X, and Ryzen 5 7600X, as well as Intel's 12th Gen (Alder Lake) processors at the following settings:
- DDR5-5600B CL46 - Intel 13th Gen
- DDR5-5200 CL44 - Ryzen 7000
- DDR5-4800 (B) CL40 - Intel 12th Gen
All other CPUs such as Ryzen 5000 and 3000 were tested at the relevant JEDEC settings as per the processor's individual memory support with DDR4.
Legacy
In our older string of tests which are widely outdated, or they don't fit into a specific category, the Core i9-13900K takes the crown in some, competes for neck and neck with the Ryzen 9 7950X in others, or it goes the other way. In the single-threaded tests, there's some variance, but not much in the top end where things look to be very close.
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FinTechno - Saturday, October 22, 2022 - link
I don't know what is it but openbenchmarking.org gives geometric mean of all tests +20% for 7950X. In many tests 7950X kills 13900K by huge margin. Please see https://openbenchmarking.org/vs/Processor/AMD%20Ry... ReplyCT007 - Sunday, October 23, 2022 - link
So many apps that nobody uses. . . -_- ReplyCinzzano - Saturday, October 22, 2022 - link
Why would undercut all of the processors with such a piss poor RAM configuration... this is just ridiculous to pair 13th Gen Zen4 and even 12th Gen with such a slow memory and those timings...The whole review and testing are invalid. Reply
James5mith - Saturday, October 22, 2022 - link
"Whereas Alder Lake officially topped out at DDR5-4800, Alder Lake can run at DDR5-5600, helping to feed the beast a bit more with higher memory clockspeeds."Guessing the second mention should be Raptor Lake. Reply
Hrel - Sunday, October 23, 2022 - link
I really don't want any CPU over 65W Replynandnandnand - Sunday, October 23, 2022 - link
You can limit TDPs yourself. ReplyContrabondo - Friday, December 16, 2022 - link
To get performance lower than zen 3 5950x?FYI 5950x when properly tuned draws about 70-75W in Cinebench R23 at 3200MHz Reply
Archer_Legend - Sunday, October 23, 2022 - link
Nice review, however I have to say that this site has lost itself after the departure of Andrei and Ian.The deep dives on mobile processors for smartphones were very important as you were the only ones to do those and it is a real shame not to have Spec data and a detailed comparison of the A14, A15, Exynos 2100, Exynos 2200, Snapdragon 888, Snapdragon 8 gen 1, Snapdragon 8 plus gen 1, Dimensity 9000 and Dimensity 9000+.
I hope that you find and you are actively looking for a new editor for those pieces of content and that onceyou find one you push out deep dives on those SOCs even if they will not be the latest and greatest because it will complete the amazing database of reviews which stopped with 865 and those reviews where real gold! Reply
Gothmoth - Sunday, October 23, 2022 - link
good that intel is able to compete for now. but i go for the AM5 plattform.support until 2025 at least and the X 3D versions will blow intel out of the water.
i am not buying an already EOL plattform for a bit more performance. Reply
TheinsanegamerN - Monday, October 24, 2022 - link
Why not stop buying CPUs every year? It's a waste of money. Reply