Rendering Performance
We will now take a look at how rendering performance compares.
Cinebench R23
The new Intel Core i9-13900K takes the cake in Cinebench R23 and delivers the highest performance in multi-core. It is 6% faster than the Ryzen 9 7950X. More impressive though is the uplift over the previous generation 12900K. The new 13900K is 48% faster than the 12900K.
The new Intel Core i9-13900K also takes the lead in single-core Cinbench R23 performance. It is 11% faster than the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X. It also has a decent uplift over the previous generation 12900K. The new 13900K is 13% faster than the 12900K in single-core performance.
Blender Open Data Benchmark
Take note, the Blender Open Data Benchmark has changed, it now runs 3 scenes and spits out a “Samples per Minute” number, where higher samples are better.
The Intel Core i9-13900K is very fast in Blender and comes very close to the top. The AMD Ryzen 9 7950X edges it out in performance by a small 2%. Compared to the 12900K the new 13900K is 48% faster, which is pretty significant.
The same pattern continues in junkshop, where the 7950X is just 1% faster, but compared to the 12900K the new 13900K is 47% faster.
And in classroom, we also see the same, the 7950X is 4% faster and the 13900K is 47% faster than the 12900K.
V-RAY 5 Benchmark
In V-RAY 5 the new Intel Core i9-13900K is very close to the top, only beaten out by the Ryzen 9 7950X. The 7950X is 9% faster. Compared to the 12900K the 13900K is 45% faster.
HandBrake
In HandBrake we are testing video transcoding/encoding performance. By far, the Intel Core i9-13900K is the best CPU hands down for transcoding video, and we are not using QuickSync or any help from the iGPU here. No, the Intel Core i9-13900K is just that fast at encoding video. It beats the pants off of even the Ryzen 9 7950X. Compared to the 12900K it’s a big reduction as well. That really is the CPU if you are doing a lot of video encoding/transcoding.