AMD Ryzen 7 9700X vs Intel Core i5-13600K

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X

Overall performance index

80,7

Rank 10 of 27 CPUs tested

Intel

Intel Core i5-13600K

Overall performance index

72,2

Rank 15 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$319

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X is 11,7% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X Intel Core i5-13600K

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 7 9700X wins 15, Intel Core i5-13600K wins 13 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +16,1 % 377,1fps 325,0fps Multi-thread +1,9 % 99,1points 101,0points Single-thread +22,5 % 155,0points 126,5points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X 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 7 9700X +16,1 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 22.620 points 19.821 points +14,1 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.226 points 6.503 points +4,4 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 63.563 points 46.458 points +36,8 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 475,4 fps 347,5 fps +36,8 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 303,0 fps 286,0 fps +5,9 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.521 points 23.658 points +0,6 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 392,3 fps 380,1 fps +3,2 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 337,8 fps 286,2 fps +18,0 %

Fortnite720p, Low 370,9 fps 406,8 fps +9,7 %

Counter-Strike 2 404,8 fps 366,8 fps +10,4 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i5-13600K +1,9 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 125.199 MIPS 123.012 MIPS +1,8 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 70,0 s 62,0 s +12,9 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 934,0 s 923,0 s +1,2 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 40.012 KB/s 35.997 KB/s +11,2 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 3.171 points 3.470 points +9,4 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 7.947 points 9.076 points +14,2 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 6.609 points 8.048 points +21,8 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 13.961 points 18.478 points +32,4 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 9.048 points 10.476 points +15,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 9.051 points 9.655 points +6,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 8.223 points 7.237 points +13,6 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 4.869 points 4.355 points +11,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.552 points 2.193 points +16,4 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 14.481 points 17.535 points +21,1 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 6.737 px/s 7.836 px/s +16,3 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread 32.383 points –

Geekbench 6.3 CPUMulti-Thread 20.422 points –

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X +22,5 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.290 points 1.096 points +17,7 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.545 points 1.959 points +29,9 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 816,0 px/s 741,0 px/s +10,1 %

Cinebench R23 1-CoreSingle-Thread 2.334 points –

Geekbench 6.3 CPUSingle-Thread 3.398 points –

Price / performance

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

Specifications

Key details

	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	Intel Core i5-13600K
Architecture	Zen 5	n/a
Codename	Granite Ridge AM5	Raptor Lake
Series	Ryzen 9000	Core 13000
Release	August 8, 2024	Q4 2022
Launch MSRP	n/a	US$319
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	Intel Core i5-13600K
Cores / threads	8	14
Threads	16	20
Performance cores	n/a	6
Efficient cores	n/a	8
Base clock	3.8 GHz	3.5 GHz
Max boost clock	5.5 GHz	5.1 GHz
L2 cache	8 MB	20 MB
L3 cache	32 MB	24 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	Intel Core i5-13600K
TDP / base power	65 W	125 W
Max turbo power	n/a	181 W
Process	TSMC 4nm FinFET	Intel 7
Max temperature (Tjmax)	95 °C	100 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	Intel Core i5-13600K
Socket	AM5	LGA1700
Memory	DDR5, up to 5600 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 7 9700X	Intel Core i5-13600K
System power idle	110.6 W	91 W
System power load	195.2 W	341 W
CPU package idle	24.4 W	15 W
CPU package load	88 W	198 W
Temperature idle	49 °C	37 °C
Temperature load	65 °C	87 °C
Highest measured clock	4777 MHz	5001 MHz / 3900 MHz (E)
Avg clock in games	n/a	4090 MHz (P) / 3291 MHz (E)

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	Intel Core i5-13600K
Motherboard	BIOSTAR X670E VALKYRE	ASUS ROG Strix Z790-E Gaming Wifi
Memory	Lexar ARES RGB Black DIMM Kit 32GB, DDR5-6400	n/a
CPU cooler	DeepCool LS720	DeepCool LT720
BIOS	ComboAM5 PI 1.2.0.0a Patch A ( Beta )	n/a
Operating system	Windows 11 23H2	Windows 11 21H2
Settings	W11 clean DDR5-6400 Ares, Ryzen Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037	DDR5-6400

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