Ryzen 9 7940H vs Core i7-13700K

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

The Ryzen 9 7940H uses the FP8 socket (PCIe 4.0), while the Core i7-13700K uses LGA1700 (PCIe 5.0) — 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: FP7,FP7r2,FP8 (Ryzen 9 7940H) and Intel Z790,Intel H770,Intel B760,Intel Z690,Intel H670,Intel B660,Intel H610 (Core i7-13700K).

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: AMD-V, SVM (Ryzen 9 7940H) vs true (Core i7-13700K). Both include integrated graphics — Radeon 780M (Ryzen 9 7940H) and Intel UHD Graphics 770 (Core i7-13700K) — 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: Ryzen 9 7940H rivals Core i9-13900H; Core i7-13700K rivals Ryzen 9 7900X.