Core i7-13700K vs Ryzen 9 7940H

The Core i7-13700K packs 16 cores / 24 threads, while the Ryzen 9 7940H offers 8 cores / 16 threads — the Core i7-13700K has 8 more cores. Boost clocks reach 5.4 GHz on the Core i7-13700K versus 5.2 GHz on the Ryzen 9 7940H — a 3.8% clock advantage for the Core i7-13700K (base: 3.4 GHz vs 4 GHz). The Core i7-13700K uses the Raptor Lake, Raptor Cove, Gracemont (2022) architecture (Intel 7 nm), while the Ryzen 9 7940H uses Phoenix (2023−2024) (4 nm). In PassMark, the Core i7-13700K scores 45,784 against the Ryzen 9 7940H's 29,151 — a 44.4% lead for the Core i7-13700K. Cinebench R23 multi-core: 31,000 vs 17,200 (57.3% advantage for the Core i7-13700K). Geekbench 6 single-core — the metric most relevant to gaming — records 2,846 vs 2,646, a 7.3% lead for the Core i7-13700K that directly translates to higher frame rates. Multi-core Geekbench: 18,980 vs 13,495 (33.8% advantage for the Core i7-13700K). L3 cache: 30 MB (total) on the Core i7-13700K vs 16 MB (total) on the Ryzen 9 7940H.

The Core i7-13700K uses the LGA1700 socket (PCIe 5.0), while the Ryzen 9 7940H uses FP8 (PCIe 4.0) — making them incompatible on the same motherboard. Both support up to DDR5-5600 memory speed. The Ryzen 9 7940H supports up to 256 GB of RAM compared to 192 GB — 28.6% more capacity for professional workloads. Both feature 2-channel memory with ECC support. Both provide 20 PCIe lanes. Chipset compatibility: Intel Z790,Intel H770,Intel B760,Intel Z690,Intel H670,Intel B660,Intel H610 (Core i7-13700K) and FP7,FP7r2,FP8 (Ryzen 9 7940H).

Both processors feature an unlocked multiplier for overclocking. Only the Ryzen 9 7940H supports AVX-512 instructions — important for machine learning and scientific applications. Virtualization support: true (Core i7-13700K) vs AMD-V, SVM (Ryzen 9 7940H). Both include integrated graphics — Intel UHD Graphics 770 (Core i7-13700K) and Radeon 780M (Ryzen 9 7940H) — useful as a fallback for troubleshooting or display output without a dedicated GPU. Primary use case: Ryzen 9 7940H targets High-performance Gaming Laptop. Direct competitor: Core i7-13700K rivals Ryzen 9 7900X; Ryzen 9 7940H rivals Core i9-13900H.