AMD Ryzen 7 3700X vs Intel Core i5-13600K

AMD

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

Overall performance index

44,8

Rank 27 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 37,9% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Intel Core i5-13600K

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X wins 0, Intel Core i5-13600K wins 28 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +40,2 % 194,3fps 325,0fps Multi-thread +36,7 % 63,9points 101,0points Single-thread +36,7 % 80,0points 126,5points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 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

Intel Core i5-13600K +67,2 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 12.338 points 19.821 points +60,7 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.360 points 6.503 points +2,2 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 29.124 points 46.458 points +59,5 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 217,8 fps 347,5 fps +59,5 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 158,0 fps 286,0 fps +81,0 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 19.026 points 23.658 points +24,3 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 217,5 fps 380,1 fps +74,8 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 184,0 fps 286,2 fps +55,5 %

Fortnite720p, Low 258,4 fps 406,8 fps +57,4 %

Counter-Strike 2 303,4 fps 366,8 fps +20,9 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i5-13600K +58,0 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 77.631 MIPS 123.012 MIPS +58,5 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 110,0 s 62,0 s +77,4 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 1.407 s 923,0 s +52,4 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 17.566 KB/s 35.997 KB/s +104,9 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 2.079 points 3.470 points +66,9 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 4.699 points 9.076 points +93,1 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 4.553 points 8.048 points +76,8 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 10.218 points 18.478 points +80,8 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 6.010 points 10.476 points +74,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 6.032 points 9.655 points +60,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 3.804 points 7.237 points +90,2 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 2.443 points 4.355 points +78,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.322 points 2.193 points +65,9 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 9.012 points 17.535 points +94,6 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 4.200 px/s 7.836 px/s +86,6 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i5-13600K +58,1 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 701,0 points 1.096 points +56,3 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.240 points 1.959 points +58,0 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 460,0 px/s 741,0 px/s +61,1 %

Price / performance

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

Specifications

Key details

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	Intel Core i5-13600K
Codename	Matisse	Raptor Lake
Series	Ryzen 3000	Core 13000
Release	July 7, 2019	Q4 2022
Launch MSRP	n/a	US$319
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	Intel Core i5-13600K
Cores / threads	8	14
Threads	16	20
Performance cores	n/a	6
Efficient cores	n/a	8
Base clock	3.6 GHz	3.5 GHz
Max boost clock	4.4 GHz	5.1 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB	20 MB
L3 cache	32 MB	24 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	Intel Core i5-13600K
TDP / base power	65 W	125 W
Max turbo power	n/a	181 W
Process	TSMC 7nm FinFET	Intel 7
Max temperature (Tjmax)	95 °C	100 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	Intel Core i5-13600K
Socket	AM4	LGA1700
Memory	DDR4, up to 3200 MT/s	Up to DDR5 5600 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Memory channels	2	2
PCI Express	PCIe 4.0	PCIe 5.0 and 4.0
PCIe lanes	n/a	20
Integrated graphics	None (graphics card required)	Intel UHD Graphics 770

Our measurements

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	Intel Core i5-13600K
System power idle	82 W	91 W
System power load	177 W	341 W
CPU package idle	20.5 W	15 W
CPU package load	88 W	198 W
Temperature idle	38 °C	37 °C
Temperature load	64 °C	87 °C
Highest measured clock	4399 MHz	5001 MHz / 3900 MHz (E)
Avg clock in games	4267 MHz	4090 MHz (P) / 3291 MHz (E)

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	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	tridentz referenz 3600	DDR5-6400

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