Intel Core i5-13600K vs AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

Intel

Intel Core i5-13600K

Overall performance index

72,2

Rank 15 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$319

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

Overall performance index

73,6

Rank 14 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D is 1,8% faster on average

Intel Core i5-13600K AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

Individual tests: Intel Core i5-13600K wins 18, AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D wins 10 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +16,7 % 325,0fps 389,9fps Multi-thread +9,0 % 101,0points 92,6points Single-thread +4,1 % 126,5points 121,6points

Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-13600K AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 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 7 7800X3D +20,0 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 19.821 points 17.654 points +12,3 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.503 points 6.245 points +4,1 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 46.458 points 58.088 points +25,0 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 347,5 fps 434,5 fps +25,0 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 286,0 fps 365,0 fps +27,6 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.658 points 23.688 points +0,1 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 380,1 fps 407,3 fps +7,2 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 286,2 fps 352,8 fps +23,3 %

Fortnite720p, Low 406,8 fps 425,8 fps +4,7 %

Counter-Strike 2 366,8 fps 481,6 fps +31,3 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i5-13600K +9,0 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 123.012 MIPS 121.326 MIPS +1,4 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 62,0 s 72,0 s +16,1 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 923,0 s 971,0 s +5,2 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 35.997 KB/s 50.227 KB/s +39,5 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 3.470 points 2.944 points +17,9 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 9.076 points 7.066 points +28,4 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 8.048 points 5.899 points +36,4 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 18.478 points 13.400 points +37,9 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 10.476 points 7.990 points +31,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 9.655 points 8.005 points +20,6 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 7.237 points 7.053 points +2,6 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 4.355 points 3.799 points +14,6 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.193 points 1.942 points +12,9 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 17.535 points 13.655 points +28,4 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 7.836 px/s 6.081 px/s +28,9 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i5-13600K +4,1 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.096 points 978,0 points +12,1 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.959 points 1.992 points +1,7 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 741,0 px/s 678,0 px/s +9,3 %

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 7 7800X3D
Architecture	n/a	Zen 4
Codename	Raptor Lake	Raphael AM5
Series	Core 13000	Ryzen 7000
Release	Q4 2022	April 6, 2023
Launch MSRP	US$319	n/a
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	n/a

Cores, clocks and cache

	Intel Core i5-13600K	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Cores / threads	14	8
Threads	20	16
Performance cores	6	n/a
Efficient cores	8	n/a
Base clock	3.5 GHz	4.2 GHz
Max boost clock	5.1 GHz	5 GHz
L2 cache	20 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	24 MB	96 MB

Power and manufacturing

	Intel Core i5-13600K	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
TDP / base power	125 W	120 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 7 7800X3D
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 7 7800X3D
System power idle	91 W	115.9 W
System power load	341 W	184.4 W
CPU package idle	15 W	24 W
CPU package load	198 W	77.5 W
Temperature idle	37 °C	43 °C
Temperature load	87 °C	63.3 °C
Highest measured clock	5001 MHz / 3900 MHz (E)	4438 MHz
Avg clock in games	4090 MHz (P) / 3291 MHz (E)	n/a

Test system

	Intel Core i5-13600K	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
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
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 Ares Ryzen Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037

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