Intel Core i5-13600K vs AMD Ryzen 7 9700X

Intel

Intel Core i5-13600K

Overall performance index

72,2

Rank 15 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$319

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X

Overall performance index

80,7

Rank 10 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X is 10,5% faster on average

Intel Core i5-13600K AMD Ryzen 7 9700X

Individual tests: Intel Core i5-13600K wins 13, AMD Ryzen 7 9700X wins 15 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +13,8 % 325,0fps 377,1fps Multi-thread +1,9 % 101,0points 99,1points Single-thread +18,4 % 126,5points 155,0points

Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-13600K AMD Ryzen 7 9700X 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 9700X +16,1 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 19.821 points 22.620 points +14,1 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.503 points 6.226 points +4,4 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 46.458 points 63.563 points +36,8 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 347,5 fps 475,4 fps +36,8 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 286,0 fps 303,0 fps +5,9 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.658 points 23.521 points +0,6 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 380,1 fps 392,3 fps +3,2 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 286,2 fps 337,8 fps +18,0 %

Fortnite720p, Low 406,8 fps 370,9 fps +9,7 %

Counter-Strike 2 366,8 fps 404,8 fps +10,4 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i5-13600K +1,9 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 123.012 MIPS 125.199 MIPS +1,8 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 62,0 s 70,0 s +12,9 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 923,0 s 934,0 s +1,2 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 35.997 KB/s 40.012 KB/s +11,2 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 3.470 points 3.171 points +9,4 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 9.076 points 7.947 points +14,2 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 8.048 points 6.609 points +21,8 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 18.478 points 13.961 points +32,4 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 10.476 points 9.048 points +15,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 9.655 points 9.051 points +6,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 7.237 points 8.223 points +13,6 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 4.355 points 4.869 points +11,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.193 points 2.552 points +16,4 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 17.535 points 14.481 points +21,1 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 7.836 px/s 6.737 px/s +16,3 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread – 32.383 points

Geekbench 6.3 CPUMulti-Thread – 20.422 points

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X +22,5 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.096 points 1.290 points +17,7 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.959 points 2.545 points +29,9 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 741,0 px/s 816,0 px/s +10,1 %

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

	Intel Core i5-13600K	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
Architecture	n/a	Zen 5
Codename	Raptor Lake	Granite Ridge AM5
Series	Core 13000	Ryzen 9000
Release	Q4 2022	August 8, 2024
Launch MSRP	US$319	n/a
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	Intel Core i5-13600K	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
Cores / threads	14	8
Threads	20	16
Performance cores	6	n/a
Efficient cores	8	n/a
Base clock	3.5 GHz	3.8 GHz
Max boost clock	5.1 GHz	5.5 GHz
L2 cache	20 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	24 MB	32 MB

Power and manufacturing

	Intel Core i5-13600K	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
TDP / base power	125 W	65 W
Max turbo power	181 W	n/a
Process	Intel 7	TSMC 4nm FinFET
Max temperature (Tjmax)	100 °C	95 °C

Platform and connectivity

	Intel Core i5-13600K	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
Socket	LGA1700	AM5
Memory	Up to DDR5 5600 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	DDR5, up to 5600 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 9700X
System power idle	91 W	110.6 W
System power load	341 W	195.2 W
CPU package idle	15 W	24.4 W
CPU package load	198 W	88 W
Temperature idle	37 °C	49 °C
Temperature load	87 °C	65 °C
Highest measured clock	5001 MHz / 3900 MHz (E)	4777 MHz
Avg clock in games	4090 MHz (P) / 3291 MHz (E)	n/a

Test system

	Intel Core i5-13600K	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
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	W11 clean DDR5-6400 Ares, Ryzen Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037

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