AMD Ryzen 9 9900X vs Intel Core i5-13600K

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

Overall performance index

83,7

Rank 9 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 9900X is 16,0% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X Intel Core i5-13600K

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 9 9900X wins 22, Intel Core i5-13600K wins 6 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +3,7 % 337,0fps 325,0fps Multi-thread +27,2 % 128,4points 101,0points Single-thread +18,2 % 149,6points 126,5points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X 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 9900X +3,7 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 18.341 points 19.821 points +8,1 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.204 points 6.503 points +4,8 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 50.031 points 46.458 points +7,7 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 374,2 fps 347,5 fps +7,7 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 293,0 fps 286,0 fps +2,4 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.617 points 23.658 points +0,2 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 381,9 fps 380,1 fps +0,5 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 298,7 fps 286,2 fps +4,4 %

Fortnite720p, Low 331,4 fps 406,8 fps +22,8 %

Counter-Strike 2 459,5 fps 366,8 fps +25,3 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X +27,2 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 178.176 MIPS 123.012 MIPS +44,8 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 44,0 s 62,0 s +40,9 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 695,0 s 923,0 s +32,8 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 47.354 KB/s 35.997 KB/s +31,5 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 5.061 points 3.470 points +45,9 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 12.630 points 9.076 points +39,2 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 10.368 points 8.048 points +28,8 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 15.710 points 18.478 points +17,6 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 13.830 points 10.476 points +32,0 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 12.659 points 9.655 points +31,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 9.135 points 7.237 points +26,2 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 4.854 points 4.355 points +11,5 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.498 points 2.193 points +13,9 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 21.444 points 17.535 points +22,3 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 10.508 px/s 7.836 px/s +34,1 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread 32.383 points –

Geekbench 6.3 CPUMulti-Thread 20.422 points –

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X +18,2 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.267 points 1.096 points +15,6 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.510 points 1.959 points +28,1 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 712,0 px/s 741,0 px/s +4,1 %

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 9 9900X	Intel Core i5-13600K
Architecture	Zen 5	n/a
Codename	Granite Ridge AM5	Raptor Lake
Series	Ryzen 9000	Core 13000
Release	August 15, 2024	Q4 2022
Launch MSRP	n/a	US$319
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 9 9900X	Intel Core i5-13600K
Cores / threads	12	14
Threads	24	20
Performance cores	n/a	6
Efficient cores	n/a	8
Base clock	4.4 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 9900X	Intel Core i5-13600K
TDP / base power	120 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 9 9900X	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 9 9900X	Intel Core i5-13600K
System power idle	122.2 W	91 W
System power load	292.1 W	341 W
CPU package idle	27.5 W	15 W
CPU package load	162 W	198 W
Temperature idle	44 °C	37 °C
Temperature load	90 °C	87 °C
Highest measured clock	5305 MHz	5001 MHz / 3900 MHz (E)
Avg clock in games	n/a	4090 MHz (P) / 3291 MHz (E)

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 9 9900X	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 · Bei Last Springt Verbrauch kaum	DDR5-6400

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