AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D vs Intel Core i5-13600K

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D

Overall performance index

64,8

Rank 20 of 27 CPUs tested

Faster

Intel

Intel Core i5-13600K

Overall performance index

72,2

Rank 15 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$319

Intel Core i5-13600K is 10,3% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D Intel Core i5-13600K

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D wins 6, Intel Core i5-13600K wins 20 (26 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +8,4 % 352,4fps 325,0fps Multi-thread +26,0 % 74,7points 101,0points Single-thread +10,0 % 113,9points 126,5points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D Intel Core i5-13600K Other tested CPUs Click a row to open the chart with every CPU tested; hover shows the gap in %.

Gaming (720p) – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D +8,4 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 17.106 points 19.821 points +15,9 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.361 points 6.503 points +2,2 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 50.312 points 46.458 points +8,3 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 376,3 fps 347,5 fps +8,3 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 287,0 fps 286,0 fps +0,3 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.569 points 23.658 points +0,4 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 408,1 fps 380,1 fps +7,4 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 338,0 fps 286,2 fps +18,1 %

Fortnite720p, Low – 406,8 fps

Counter-Strike 2 – 366,8 fps

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i5-13600K +35,2 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 92.348 MIPS 123.012 MIPS +33,2 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 101,0 s 62,0 s +62,9 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 1.278 s 923,0 s +38,5 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 39.708 KB/s 35.997 KB/s +10,3 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 2.143 points 3.470 points +61,9 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 5.165 points 9.076 points +75,7 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 4.257 points 8.048 points +89,1 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 9.253 points 18.478 points +99,7 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 5.846 points 10.476 points +79,2 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 5.824 points 9.655 points +65,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.405 points 7.237 points +33,9 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.565 points 4.355 points +22,2 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.804 points 2.193 points +21,6 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 10.900 points 17.535 points +60,9 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 4.472 px/s 7.836 px/s +75,2 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i5-13600K +11,1 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 922,0 points 1.096 points +18,9 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.882 points 1.959 points +4,1 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 613,0 px/s 741,0 px/s +20,9 %

Price / performance

Each dot is a CPU we tested – the further top-left, the more performance per euro.

Specifications

Key details

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D	Intel Core i5-13600K
Architecture	Zen 4	n/a
Codename	Raphael AM5	Raptor Lake
Series	Ryzen 7000	Core 13000
Release	November 12, 2025	Q4 2022
Launch MSRP	n/a	US$319
Unlocked multiplier	n/a	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D	Intel Core i5-13600K
Cores / threads	6	14
Threads	12	20
Performance cores	n/a	6
Efficient cores	n/a	8
Base clock	4 GHz	3.5 GHz
Max boost clock	4.5 GHz	5.1 GHz
L2 cache	6 MB	20 MB
L3 cache	96 MB	24 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D	Intel Core i5-13600K
TDP / base power	65 W	125 W
Max turbo power	n/a	181 W
Process	TSMC 5nm FinFET	Intel 7
Max temperature (Tjmax)	89 °C	100 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D	Intel Core i5-13600K
Socket	AM5	LGA1700
Memory	DDR5, up to 5200 MT/s	Up to DDR5 5600 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Memory channels	2	2
PCI Express	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0 and 4.0
PCIe lanes	n/a	20
Integrated graphics	AMD Radeon Graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 770

Our measurements

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D	Intel Core i5-13600K
System power idle	107.4 W	91 W
System power load	147.6 W	341 W
CPU package idle	34 W	15 W
CPU package load	71.6 W	198 W
Temperature idle	47.3 °C	37 °C
Temperature load	67.1 °C	87 °C
Highest measured clock	n/a	5001 MHz / 3900 MHz (E)
Avg clock in games	n/a	4090 MHz (P) / 3291 MHz (E)

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D	Intel Core i5-13600K
Test configuration	B850	n/a
Motherboard	n/a	ASUS ROG Strix Z790-E Gaming Wifi
CPU cooler	n/a	DeepCool LT720
Operating system	n/a	Windows 11 21H2
Settings	Standard, No X3D Game Boost, DDR5-6400 Ares, Chipsret driver 7.06.02.123	DDR5-6400

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