Intel Core i5-13600K vs AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D

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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 7600X3D

Overall performance index

67,3

Rank 18 of 27 CPUs tested

Intel Core i5-13600K is 7,4% faster on average

Intel Core i5-13600K AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D

Individual tests: Intel Core i5-13600K wins 19, AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D wins 9 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +14,0 % 325,0fps 378,0fps Multi-thread +33,3 % 101,0points 75,8points Single-thread +8,0 % 126,5points 117,2points

Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-13600K AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D 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 7600X3D +16,3 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 19.821 points 17.313 points +14,5 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.503 points 6.253 points +4,0 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 46.458 points 55.941 points +20,4 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 347,5 fps 418,4 fps +20,4 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 286,0 fps 344,0 fps +20,3 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.658 points 23.716 points +0,2 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 380,1 fps 402,6 fps +5,9 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 286,2 fps 347,0 fps +21,2 %

Fortnite720p, Low 406,8 fps 410,9 fps +1,0 %

Counter-Strike 2 366,8 fps 494,8 fps +34,9 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i5-13600K +33,3 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 123.012 MIPS 94.875 MIPS +29,7 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 62,0 s 99,0 s +59,7 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 923,0 s 1.240 s +34,3 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 35.997 KB/s 39.784 KB/s +10,5 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 3.470 points 2.168 points +60,1 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 9.076 points 5.226 points +73,7 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 8.048 points 4.313 points +86,6 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 18.478 points 9.334 points +98,0 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 10.476 points 6.054 points +73,0 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 9.655 points 6.023 points +60,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 7.237 points 5.493 points +31,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 4.355 points 3.712 points +17,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.193 points 1.914 points +14,6 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 17.535 points 10.967 points +59,9 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 7.836 px/s 4.488 px/s +74,6 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread – 13.361 points

Geekbench 6.3 CPUMulti-Thread – 12.852 points

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i5-13600K +8,0 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.096 points 963,0 points +13,8 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.959 points 1.907 points +2,7 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 741,0 px/s 646,0 px/s +14,7 %

Cinebench R23 1-CoreSingle-Thread – 1.717 points

Geekbench 6.3 CPUSingle-Thread – 2.682 points

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 7600X3D
Architecture	n/a	Zen 4
Codename	Raptor Lake	Raphael AM5
Series	Core 13000	Ryzen 7000
Release	Q4 2022	September 5, 2024
Launch MSRP	US$319	n/a
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	n/a

Cores, clocks and cache

	Intel Core i5-13600K	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
Cores / threads	14	6
Threads	20	12
Performance cores	6	n/a
Efficient cores	8	n/a
Base clock	3.5 GHz	4.1 GHz
Max boost clock	5.1 GHz	4.7 GHz
L2 cache	20 MB	6 MB
L3 cache	24 MB	96 MB

Power and manufacturing

	Intel Core i5-13600K	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
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 7600X3D
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 7600X3D
System power idle	91 W	112 W
System power load	341 W	179 W
CPU package idle	15 W	24.2 W
CPU package load	198 W	74 W
Temperature idle	37 °C	40.5 °C
Temperature load	87 °C	65.5 °C
Highest measured clock	5001 MHz / 3900 MHz (E)	4755 MHz
Avg clock in games	4090 MHz (P) / 3291 MHz (E)	n/a

Test system

	Intel Core i5-13600K	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
Motherboard	ASUS ROG Strix Z790-E Gaming Wifi	n/a
CPU cooler	DeepCool LT720	n/a
BIOS	n/a	ComboAM5 PI 1.2.0.0a Patch A ( Beta )
Operating system	Windows 11 21H2	Windows 11 23H2
Settings	DDR5-6400	DDR5-6400 Ryzen Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037

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