Ryzen 7 7800X3D vs Core i9-13900K: 720p Gaming Benchmarks
Shadow of the Tomb Raider is one of the most well-optimized titles on PC. It runs well on both CPUs but the Ryzen once again pulls ahead. In traditional rasterization, the 7800X3D is 24% faster while ray-tracing sees the lead drop to just 8%.
The Callisto Protocol is the third game to favor the Core i9-13900K. The Intel part is 12% faster at 720p Ultra. Enabling ray-tracing results in a tie with slightly better lows for the 13900K.
Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands is another decisive win for Team Red, leaving Intel with just four victories if you take into account Metro Exodus: Enhanced Edition, a game with plenty of ray-traced technologies and multi-bounce GI.
Ryzen 7 7800X3D vs Core i9-13900K: Frametimes
While the frame rates represent the average performance in a game, they fail to take into account frame-to-frame inconsistencies. That’s where frame times come into the picture. They are a measure of the time taken to render individual frames through the course of the benchmark, highlighting stutters (if any).
A Plague Tale stutters a little on both CPUs, but the Core i9-13900K has multiple notable spikes through the course of the benchmark. The Ryzen 7 7800X3D is much smoother in comparison. Cyberpunk 2077 runs well on both chips but the Ryzen 7 delivers slightly tighter frame times, overall.
Hitman 3 is quite taxing with ray-tracing, as neither CPU produces a smooth graph. However, the Ryzen 7 7800X3D is clearly the better chip, seeing fewer/shorter spikes than the Core i9-13900K.
Ignoring the initial part of the benchmark (where the 7800X3D chokes), Hogwarts Legacy performs roughly the same on the two processors. Metro Exodus, on the other hand, is a completely different story. The Ryzen 7 7800X3D faces unbearable stutters throughout the test while the Core i9 registers a clean graph. The X3D could definitely do with some tweaks here.
Thermals and Power
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