In synthetic performance benchmarks, Intel pulls ahead of AMD’s leaked Zen4 in almost every aspect including multi-core performance. However, a discrepancy shows up in gaming performance. Intel has not shown significant performance improvements in the gaming segment. Will Intel lose its FPS crown just to attain a lead in the multi-core tests? A small price to pay for salvation? A few weeks back, a detailed article was covered showcasing the i9-13900K’s performance in games and other softwares. To put it shortly, the CPU did prove to perform better (~5-10%) but power consumption went through the roof. Over at ashesofthesingularity.com, we saw the i9-13900K being tested along with AMD’s kingpin RX 6900 XT. The performance, is rather interesting to say the least. Two tests were conducted (12900K vs 13900K), where the Crazy_4K preset was used. The Alder lake powered system scores 132.8FPS, where the i9-13900K pulls ahead by just 1.2%. Hold up, what? Well, it is no surprise that this game will heavily use the GPU because take a look at the CPU Frametime. The CPU Frametime is the theoretical maximum number of frames a second that your CPU produces without being GPU-bound. If we compare those two figures, then our i9-13900K powered by Raptor Lake is ~25% faster than the 12900K which is actually impressive for in-game performance. If a more powerful GPU was to be used (Sorry, 6900XT) then we may have seen a crystal clear difference. The total score may not speak much as 13th gen system is ahead by just 100 points (0.7%). Can AMD really catch up to Intel? Only time will tell. For more leaked benchmarks, take a look at this list:
i9-13900K (5.5GHz + 4.3GHz) = 879.7 pointsi9-13900K (5.5Ghz + ?GHz) = 893 points *i9-13900K (6.1GHz + ?GHz) = 976 points i9-13900K (6.1GHz + No E Cores) = 1000+ pointsi7-13700K (5.8GHz + 3.7GHz) = 947 pointsi7-13700K (6.1GHz + No E Cores) = 983 pointsi7-13700K (6.18GHz + 4.18GHz) = 1010 points
