The AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D vs Intel Core i9-13900K vs Intel Core i7-13700K showdown is a matchup of one upper mid-range processor against two nimble and competent competitors for the title of the best CPU for gaming.
The $448 Ryzen 7 7800X3D is now the fastest gaming CPU in the world. The 7800X3D recently debuted to critical acclaim, arriving with eight cores and 16 threads and AMD's Second-Gen 3D V-Cache that deliver ever-so-slightly more gaming performance than the flagship $699 Ryzen 9 7950X3D. The 3D V-Cache tech fuses a 3D-stacked cache chiplet atop the processor to deliver market-leading gaming performance at the expense of performance in productivity applications, but while it delivers explosive uplift in some games, not all titles benefit.
