Intel Core i5-13600K vs AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost)

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Intel

Intel Core i5-13600K

Overall performance index

72,2

Rank 15 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$319

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost)

Overall performance index

63,9

Rank 21 of 27 CPUs tested

Intel Core i5-13600K is 13,0% faster on average

Intel Core i5-13600K AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost)

Individual tests: Intel Core i5-13600K wins 21, AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost) wins 5 (26 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +6,9 % 325,0fps 349,0fps Multi-thread +39,2 % 101,0points 72,5points Single-thread +11,2 % 126,5points 113,8points

Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-13600K AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost) 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 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost) +7,4 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 19.821 points 16.750 points +18,3 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.503 points 6.377 points +2,0 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 46.458 points 50.122 points +7,9 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 347,5 fps 374,9 fps +7,9 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 286,0 fps 280,0 fps +2,1 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.658 points 23.433 points +1,0 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 380,1 fps 403,7 fps +6,2 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 286,2 fps 337,3 fps +17,9 %

Fortnite720p, Low 406,8 fps –

Counter-Strike 2 366,8 fps –

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i5-13600K +39,2 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 123.012 MIPS 89.433 MIPS +37,5 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 62,0 s 103,0 s +66,1 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 923,0 s 1.295 s +40,3 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 35.997 KB/s 37.835 KB/s +5,1 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 3.470 points 2.124 points +63,4 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 9.076 points 5.024 points +80,7 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 8.048 points 4.156 points +93,6 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 18.478 points 9.052 points +104,1 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 10.476 points 5.761 points +81,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 9.655 points 5.693 points +69,6 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 7.237 points 5.353 points +35,2 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 4.355 points 3.604 points +20,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.193 points 1.823 points +20,3 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 17.535 points 10.538 points +66,4 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 7.836 px/s 4.462 px/s +75,6 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i5-13600K +11,2 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.096 points 920,0 points +19,1 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.959 points 1.878 points +4,3 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 741,0 px/s 615,0 px/s +20,5 %

Price / performance

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

Specifications

Key details

	Intel Core i5-13600K	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost)
Architecture	n/a	Zen 4
Codename	Raptor Lake	Raphael AM5
Series	Core 13000	Ryzen 7000
Release	Q4 2022	November 12, 2025
Launch MSRP	US$319	n/a
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	n/a

Cores, clocks and cache

	Intel Core i5-13600K	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost)
Cores / threads	14	6
Threads	20	12
Performance cores	6	n/a
Efficient cores	8	n/a
Base clock	3.5 GHz	4 GHz
Max boost clock	5.1 GHz	4.5 GHz
L2 cache	20 MB	6 MB
L3 cache	24 MB	96 MB

Power and manufacturing

	Intel Core i5-13600K	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost)
TDP / base power	125 W	65 W
Max turbo power	181 W	n/a
Process	Intel 7	TSMC 5nm FinFET
Max temperature (Tjmax)	100 °C	89 °C

Platform and connectivity

	Intel Core i5-13600K	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost)
Socket	LGA1700	AM5
Memory	Up to DDR5 5600 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	DDR5, up to 5200 MT/s
Memory channels	2	2
PCI Express	PCIe 5.0 and 4.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe lanes	20	n/a
Integrated graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 770	AMD Radeon Graphics

Our measurements

	Intel Core i5-13600K	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost)
System power idle	91 W	97.8 W
System power load	341 W	158.8 W
CPU package idle	15 W	21.8 W
CPU package load	198 W	70.3 W
Temperature idle	37 °C	40.4 °C
Temperature load	87 °C	69.7 °C
Highest measured clock	5001 MHz / 3900 MHz (E)	n/a
Avg clock in games	4090 MHz (P) / 3291 MHz (E)	n/a

Test system

	Intel Core i5-13600K	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost)
Test configuration	n/a	X670E, X3D-Boost
Motherboard	ASUS ROG Strix Z790-E Gaming Wifi	BIOSTAR X670E VALKYRE
Memory	n/a	Lexar ARES RGB Black DIMM Kit 32GB, DDR5-6400
CPU cooler	DeepCool LT720	DeepCool LS720
Operating system	Windows 11 21H2	n/a
Settings	DDR5-6400	Standard, No X3D Game Boost, DDR5-6400 Ares, Chipsret driver 7.06.02.123

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