Intel Core i5-13600K vs AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D

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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

Overall performance index

64,8

Rank 20 of 27 CPUs tested

Intel Core i5-13600K is 11,5% faster on average

Intel Core i5-13600K AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D

Individual tests: Intel Core i5-13600K wins 20, AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D wins 6 (26 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +7,8 % 325,0fps 352,4fps Multi-thread +35,2 % 101,0points 74,7points Single-thread +11,1 % 126,5points 113,9points

Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-13600K AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D 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 +8,4 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 19.821 points 17.106 points +15,9 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.503 points 6.361 points +2,2 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 46.458 points 50.312 points +8,3 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 347,5 fps 376,3 fps +8,3 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 286,0 fps 287,0 fps +0,3 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.658 points 23.569 points +0,4 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 380,1 fps 408,1 fps +7,4 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 286,2 fps 338,0 fps +18,1 %

Fortnite720p, Low 406,8 fps –

Counter-Strike 2 366,8 fps –

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i5-13600K +35,2 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 123.012 MIPS 92.348 MIPS +33,2 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 62,0 s 101,0 s +62,9 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 923,0 s 1.278 s +38,5 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 35.997 KB/s 39.708 KB/s +10,3 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 3.470 points 2.143 points +61,9 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 9.076 points 5.165 points +75,7 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 8.048 points 4.257 points +89,1 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 18.478 points 9.253 points +99,7 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 10.476 points 5.846 points +79,2 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 9.655 points 5.824 points +65,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 7.237 points 5.405 points +33,9 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 4.355 points 3.565 points +22,2 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.193 points 1.804 points +21,6 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 17.535 points 10.900 points +60,9 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 7.836 px/s 4.472 px/s +75,2 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i5-13600K +11,1 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.096 points 922,0 points +18,9 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.959 points 1.882 points +4,1 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 741,0 px/s 613,0 px/s +20,9 %

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
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
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
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
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
System power idle	91 W	107.4 W
System power load	341 W	147.6 W
CPU package idle	15 W	34 W
CPU package load	198 W	71.6 W
Temperature idle	37 °C	47.3 °C
Temperature load	87 °C	67.1 °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
Test configuration	n/a	B850
Motherboard	ASUS ROG Strix Z790-E Gaming Wifi	n/a
CPU cooler	DeepCool LT720	n/a
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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