CPUs compared

AMD Ryzen 7 5700G vs Intel Core i7-13700K

  • The AMD Ryzen 7 5700G launched $50 lower ($359 vs $409).
  • Different sockets (AM4 and LGA1700): they need different motherboards.
  • The Intel Core i7-13700K has 8 more cores (16 vs 8).
AMD

AMD Ryzen 7 5700G

8 cores · 4.6 GHz · AM4 · DDR4-3200

Launched at $359

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Intel

Intel Core i7-13700K

16 cores · 5.4 GHz · LGA1700 · DDR4-3200/DDR5-5600

Launched at $409

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Specs side by side

8 of 11 differ, marked. Speed isn't compared here: we only list specs we can source.

SpecAMD Ryzen 7 5700GIntel Core i7-13700K
Cores8 cores, 16 threads16 cores, 24 threads
Boost clockUp to 4.6 GHzUp to 5.4 GHz
L3 cache16 MB30 MB
Power (TDP)65 W125 W
Built-in graphicsYesYes
SocketAM4LGA1700
PCIePCIe 3.0PCIe 5.0
Official DDR4 speedDDR4-3200DDR4-3200
SegmentDesktopDesktop
LaunchedApr 13, 2021 (OEM), Aug 5, 2021 (retail)Oct 20, 2022
Official DDR5 speed—DDR5-5600 (DDR5-4400 with 4 modules)

Which motherboards take them

AMD Ryzen 7 5700G

AM4 boards with these chipsets:

  • X570
  • B550
  • A520
  • X470
  • B450
  • X370
  • B350
  • A320
  • X300
  • A300

Intel Core i7-13700K

LGA1700 boards with these chipsets:

  • H610
  • B660
  • H670
  • Z690
  • Q670
  • W680
  • B760
  • H770
  • Z790

Outlined: those boards may need a BIOS update before the CPU works.

Sources

AMD Ryzen 7 5700G

  1. Wikipedia: List of AMD Ryzen processors · CC BY-SA 4.0

Intel Core i7-13700K

  1. Wikipedia: Raptor Lake · CC BY-SA 4.0

Specs last checked Oct 19, 2026. Spotted a mistake? Tell us and we'll fix it.