AMD Ryzen 9 7900X vs Intel Core i5-13600K

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

Overall performance index

78,0

Rank 11 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 9 7900X is 8,1% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Intel Core i5-13600K

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 9 7900X wins 14, Intel Core i5-13600K wins 14 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +0,9 % 327,9fps 325,0fps Multi-thread +20,0 % 121,1points 101,0points Single-thread +4,3 % 132,0points 126,5points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 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 9 7900X +0,9 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 18.044 points 19.821 points +9,8 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.266 points 6.503 points +3,8 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 53.424 points 46.458 points +15,0 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 399,6 fps 347,5 fps +15,0 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 272,0 fps 286,0 fps +5,1 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.430 points 23.658 points +1,0 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 358,1 fps 380,1 fps +6,1 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 281,9 fps 286,2 fps +1,5 %

Fortnite720p, Low 330,2 fps 406,8 fps +23,2 %

Counter-Strike 2 392,1 fps 366,8 fps +6,9 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +20,0 %

Individual results (16 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 168.704 MIPS 123.012 MIPS +37,1 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 49,0 s 62,0 s +26,5 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 737,0 s 923,0 s +25,2 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 49.402 KB/s 35.997 KB/s +37,2 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 4.736 points 3.470 points +36,5 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 11.225 points 9.076 points +23,7 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 9.465 points 8.048 points +17,6 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 15.689 points 18.478 points +17,8 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 12.711 points 10.476 points +21,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 9.614 points 9.655 points +0,4 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.674 points 7.237 points +27,5 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.447 points 4.355 points +26,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.024 points 2.193 points +8,3 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 19.493 points 17.535 points +11,2 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 9.630 px/s 7.836 px/s +22,9 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread 28.752 points –

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +4,3 %

Individual results (4 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.091 points 1.096 points +0,5 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.141 points 1.959 points +9,3 %

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

Cinebench R23 1-CoreSingle-Thread 1.897 points –

Price / performance

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

Specifications

Key details

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	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 9 7900X	Intel Core i5-13600K
Cores / threads	12	14
Threads	24	20
Performance cores	n/a	6
Efficient cores	n/a	8
Base clock	4.7 GHz	3.5 GHz
Max boost clock	5.6 GHz	5.1 GHz
L2 cache	12 MB	20 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	24 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	Intel Core i5-13600K
TDP / base power	170 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 9 7900X	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	n/a	PCIe 5.0 and 4.0
PCIe lanes	n/a	20
Integrated graphics	AMD Radeon Graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 770

Our measurements

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	Intel Core i5-13600K
System power idle	126 W	91 W
System power load	288 W	341 W
CPU package idle	38.8 W	15 W
CPU package load	175 W	198 W
Temperature idle	45.7 °C	37 °C
Temperature load	77.1 °C	87 °C
Highest measured clock	5656 MHz	5001 MHz / 3900 MHz (E)
Avg clock in games	5381 MHz	4090 MHz (P) / 3291 MHz (E)

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	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	DDR5-6400 Ares, ausbalanciert, beta Treiber von AMD	DDR5-6400

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