Intel Core i7-13700K vs AMD Ryzen 7 7700X - Which CPU is Best?

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I’ve compared Intel’s Core i7-13700K against AMD’s Ryzen 7 7700X in 24 games at 1080p, 1440p and 4K resolutions as well as productivity workloads to find out which is the best mid-range CPU at the $400-450 price point!

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7700X vs 13700K CPU Comparison Timestamps
0:00 Best Mid-Range CPU?
0:11 CPU Spec Differences
0:36 Price Differences
0:52 Why Not 13700K vs 7900X?
1:17 Test PC Specs
1:43 Cinebench R23
2:06 Power Draw
2:16 Performance Per Watt (Efficiency)
2:25 Temperatures
2:37 Clock Speeds
3:02 Blender Open Data
3:20 V-Ray & Corona Renderer
3:32 Linux Kernel & LLVM Compilation
3:58 Handbrake Video Encode
4:11 Adobe Premiere
4:27 DaVinci Resolve
4:37 Adobe Photoshop
4:53 Microsoft Office
5:06 7-Zip Compression & Decompression
5:21 Encryption & Decryption
5:29 GeekBench
5:52 13700K vs 7700X - All Application Differences
6:18 Cost Per Cinebench Point (Best Productivity Value)
6:45 Cost Per Adobe Premiere Points
7:02 24 Games at 1080p, 1440p & 4K
7:12 Red Dead Redemption 2
7:33 Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered
7:54 Metro Exodus Enhanced
8:12 Halo Infinite
8:32 Forza Horizon 5
8:49 Total War: WARHAMMER III
9:02 CS:GO
9:10 Fortnite
9:23 Far Cry 6
9:38 Microsoft Flight Simulator
9:54 14 More Games Compared!
10:24 13700K vs 7700X (1080p)
10:53 13700K vs 7700X (1440p)
11:12 13700K vs 7700X (4K)
11:37 24 Game Average
11:56 Cost Per Frame (Best Gaming Value)
12:26 Conclusion - 7700X or 13700K?
13:01 Future Upgrade Options
13:40 Cheaper CPU Options
13:56 Higher End CPU Options

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[Matlockization]

What I've noticed it that Intel's 12th Gen onwards seems to have a lower idle wattage than AMD yet AMD uses significantly less watts than Intel during the actual running of any app or game. And I'm glade that AMD has encouraged software Co's to make their apps/games more compatible. Its also nice to see you include productivity workload results.

[lenyekpenyek]

I'm happy amd and intel is exchanging their champion seat more frequently now each generation. Their competition benefits us.

[Edvin_Nyman]

I would strongly recommend that you add games such as: Civilization 6, hearts of iron 4, cities skyline, EU4, Stellaris, etc. These strategy games are often not too heavy on the gpu but they do often hit the cpu quite hard. In general it would be nice to see strategy games represented in the games comparison. edit: added 2 more games to the example.

[Jordan-rb]

Crazy because I got the Ryzen 7700x, 32gb of 6000hz ram, and MSI B650 Pro WiFi motherboard for $400 in a bundle months ago -- the same price that you posted the Ryzen CPU alone in the video. With that bundle deal, the value of the 7700x is TREMENDOUS

[TheSpiritof]

Suggestion: add a graph comparing the 1% lows between the CPUs (at any resolution) for all the 24 games just like you did with averages, I would really love to see that visualized!

[Luka_Nogalo]

Can't wait for CES, Ryzen 7000m, Intel 13000, new GPUs. It's going to be wild!

[jamesw]

In reality, AMD 5000 and Alder Lake are still dominating the sales. There isn’t much need to upgrade or move to DDR5. Intel crushes AMD in most CPU tasks this gen. But then again, this is the end of the road for this platform for Intel and then they will likely move to a more expensive platform where DDR5 is required. I hope the price on this platform drops. But for gamers, the 5800X3D is still a better value than anything from the new platform, or even the 13600 series from Intel

[rarinth]

disclaimer: there's an amd fanboy on the loose in the comments section, proceed with caution and protect your braincells

[edraburhdohr]

As always, splendid work. Thanks for the comparison.

[Meatpipeify]

I jumped on a 7700X last week. Microcenter is running a deal where you get a free kit of Gskill X5 CL30 DDR5-6000 and $50 off a motherboard with the purchase of a 7700x (which I also had an additional $25 off coupon for). All-in it was $515 after taxes. Before this deal I was considering a 13700k, but this deal combined with the AM5 platform longevity swayed me. Overall I'm very happy with it. I had to get a different cooler for it because the Wraith Prism I was using on it was constantly ramping up and down with the temperature spikes, which got annoying.

[Dran_Kito]

If you have a local microcenter, you can get the 13700k for $380 which seems crazy. I actually bought mine launch week for $400. I think they are offering free ddr5 kits for the amd chips too.

[MultiSciGeek]

Very broad and methodical testing. Gives a very solid overview. Thank you!

[johnmiller]

I'm confused about the math here. You showed a 2.51% average difference at 1080p, but then the average framerates at 1080p were 268 vs 298 which is over 10%. Shouldn't these be the same?

[Games_and_Tech]

Clearly AMD is better now in gaming, is more energy efficient, and if you activate the PBO curve you can get 35°C less and also you can upgrade later... no brain decision. I got rid of a 12900k because of temperatures out of control in a 360mm corsair LCD AIO, the 13700k has the exact CPU tech and core count. I have a 7700x, curve optimizer in -30 and 5.5 ghz in all corres for ever... is amazing

[eclipticsight]

This is my second comment on your channel and thank you for all resolutions and games. I picked up the 13700k and now feel better about my purchase even if all I do is game the possibility of productivity is there with the 13700k.

[dontbegreedy]

i was litterally looking for this thank you. goated channel

[j_official]

Your motherboard may be operating the 13700K at a higher default voltage than is strictly necessary for stability, and as such, blasts far more power through the cpu than is necessary, resulting in higher temps and worse efficiency. I had this issue with the 13900K… ASUS’ default voltage profile is ridiculously high. After some tweaking, I cut power consumption from 300+W in cinebench to ‘only’ 260 and reduced temps from 100C to 80C. A significant reduction with ZERO performance loss. In fact, the CPU performs better with the tuned voltage…. And I also tuned to it to boost to 6.0 GHz under very lightly threaded situations, and maintained the factory all-core clock. I know you have to test with factory defaults, but I suggest to take a look at voltage(s) because the default stock voltage can be way higher than necessary for Raptor Lake.

[DerekDavis]

7700x sells for $324 on Newegg, if you buy it with a $200 B650 motherboard.

[singular]

Honestly, thinking long term, people who bought into the Ryzen platform at any point so far have little to regret since at the end of AM4 they got a sweet bonus; the 5800x3d. Intel will never do that, and they won't keep a platform around for over 2 years. So from a longevity per dollar standpoint, the Ryzen platform is a great pick up today, and down the line, since you'll always be just a hot swap away from new performance. Ddr5 isn't that expensive. 100$ for a good kit of ddr5-5400-cl36 is good value considering that to reach that level of performance using DDR4 you will need at least ddr4 -4000 cl16 which costs more than 100$.

[GoodGamingMemories]

Good video Jarrod, as usual) It is unbelievable, how big the CPU power became in the last 3-4 years... Actually, the current mainstream i5 or Ryzen 5 beats their 4 years older brother almost 3 times regarding multicore workload. However, do we really need such a big CPU performance? I use my 6 core 6 thread i5-8500 for almost 4 years now, and it just works very well for me, including heavy video editing work, and I don't need to upgrade it in the near and far future... Apart from video editing, my CPU utilization is not higher than 10-15% (40-50% during gaming). What I wanted to say is that nowadays the modern CPUs are just "overkill" for the majority of PC users, except of course people working with heavy CPU-intensive work...