AMD Ryzen 5 7600X vs Intel Core i5-13600K

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X

Overall performance index

68,4

Rank 17 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 5,2% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Intel Core i5-13600K

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X wins 6, Intel Core i5-13600K wins 22 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +4,8 % 340,4fps 325,0fps Multi-thread +21,5 % 79,2points 101,0points Single-thread +3,6 % 131,0points 126,5points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 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 7600X +4,8 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 20.940 points 19.821 points +5,6 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.279 points 6.503 points +3,6 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 51.628 points 46.458 points +11,1 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 386,2 fps 347,5 fps +11,1 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 284,0 fps 286,0 fps +0,7 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.364 points 23.658 points +1,3 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 362,1 fps 380,1 fps +5,0 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 329,4 fps 286,2 fps +15,1 %

Fortnite720p, Low 388,2 fps 406,8 fps +4,8 %

Counter-Strike 2 369,9 fps 366,8 fps +0,8 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i5-13600K +27,4 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 93.308 MIPS 123.012 MIPS +31,8 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 94,0 s 62,0 s +51,6 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 1.081 s 923,0 s +17,1 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 28.831 KB/s 35.997 KB/s +24,9 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 2.305 points 3.470 points +50,5 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 5.449 points 9.076 points +66,6 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 5.189 points 8.048 points +55,1 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 10.193 points 18.478 points +81,3 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 7.344 points 10.476 points +42,6 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 7.269 points 9.655 points +32,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.923 points 7.237 points +22,2 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.519 points 4.355 points +23,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.082 points 2.193 points +5,3 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 11.391 points 17.535 points +53,9 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 5.302 px/s 7.836 px/s +47,8 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X +3,6 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.078 points 1.096 points +1,7 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.126 points 1.959 points +8,5 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 727,0 px/s 741,0 px/s +1,9 %

Price / performance

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

Specifications

Key details

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	Intel Core i5-13600K
Architecture	Zen 4	n/a
Codename	Raphael AM5	Raptor Lake
Series	Ryzen 7000	Core 13000
Release	September 27, 2022	Q4 2022
Launch MSRP	n/a	US$319
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	Intel Core i5-13600K
Cores / threads	6	14
Threads	12	20
Performance cores	n/a	6
Efficient cores	n/a	8
Base clock	4.7 GHz	3.5 GHz
Max boost clock	5.3 GHz	5.1 GHz
L2 cache	6 MB	20 MB
L3 cache	32 MB	24 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	Intel Core i5-13600K
TDP / base power	105 W	125 W
Max turbo power	n/a	181 W
Process	TSMC 5nm FinFET	Intel 7
Max temperature (Tjmax)	95 °C	100 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	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 7600X	Intel Core i5-13600K
System power idle	85 W	91 W
System power load	191 W	341 W
CPU package idle	22 W	15 W
CPU package load	112 W	198 W
Temperature idle	28 °C	37 °C
Temperature load	86 °C	87 °C
Highest measured clock	5445 MHz	5001 MHz / 3900 MHz (E)
Avg clock in games	5445 MHz	4090 MHz (P) / 3291 MHz (E)

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	Intel Core i5-13600K
Motherboard	n/a	ASUS ROG Strix Z790-E Gaming Wifi
CPU cooler	n/a	DeepCool LT720
BIOS	ComboAM5 PI 1.2.0.0a Patch A ( Beta )	n/a
Operating system	Windows 11 21H2	Windows 11 21H2
Settings	DDR5-6000	DDR5-6400

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