Intel Core i5-13600K vs AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D

Intel

Intel Core i5-13600K

Overall performance index

72,2

Rank 15 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$319

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D

Overall performance index

85,6

Rank 5 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D is 15,6% faster on average

Intel Core i5-13600K AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D

Individual tests: Intel Core i5-13600K wins 8, AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D wins 19 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +26,2 % 325,0fps 440,1fps Multi-thread +7,4 % 101,0points 109,0points Single-thread +12,1 % 126,5points 144,0points

Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-13600K AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 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 9800X3D +35,4 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 19.821 points 22.091 points +11,5 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.503 points 12.410 points +90,8 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 46.458 points 64.725 points +39,3 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 347,5 fps 484,1 fps +39,3 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 286,0 fps 409,0 fps +43,0 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.658 points 23.678 points +0,1 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 380,1 fps 447,7 fps +17,8 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 286,2 fps 419,7 fps +46,6 %

Fortnite720p, Low 406,8 fps 463,6 fps +14,0 %

Counter-Strike 2 366,8 fps 488,7 fps +33,2 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D +8,0 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 123.012 MIPS 135.936 MIPS +10,5 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 62,0 s 62,0 s ±0 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 923,0 s 798,0 s +15,7 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 35.997 KB/s 56.061 KB/s +55,7 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 3.470 points 3.581 points +3,2 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 9.076 points 9.057 points +0,2 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 8.048 points 7.536 points +6,8 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 18.478 points 15.859 points +16,5 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 10.476 points 10.231 points +2,4 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 9.655 points 10.224 points +5,9 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 7.237 points 6.099 points +18,7 %

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

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.193 points 2.284 points +4,1 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 17.535 points 15.995 points +9,6 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 7.836 px/s 7.533 px/s +4,0 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread – 23.255 points

Geekbench 6.3 CPUMulti-Thread – 18.159 points

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D +13,8 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.096 points 1.189 points +8,5 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.959 points 2.379 points +21,4 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 741,0 px/s 752,0 px/s +1,5 %

Cinebench R23 1-CoreSingle-Thread – 1.951 points

Geekbench 6.3 CPUSingle-Thread – 3.232 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 9800X3D
Architecture	n/a	Zen 5
Codename	Raptor Lake	Granite Ridge AM5
Series	Core 13000	Ryzen 9000
Release	Q4 2022	November 7, 2024
Launch MSRP	US$319	n/a
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	Intel Core i5-13600K	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
Cores / threads	14	8
Threads	20	16
Performance cores	6	n/a
Efficient cores	8	n/a
Base clock	3.5 GHz	4.7 GHz
Max boost clock	5.1 GHz	5.2 GHz
L2 cache	20 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	24 MB	96 MB

Power and manufacturing

	Intel Core i5-13600K	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
TDP / base power	125 W	120 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 9800X3D
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 9800X3D
System power idle	91 W	123.2 W
System power load	341 W	227 W
CPU package idle	15 W	25.5 W
CPU package load	198 W	110 W
Temperature idle	37 °C	42.5 °C
Temperature load	87 °C	62.1 °C
Highest measured clock	5001 MHz / 3900 MHz (E)	4918 MHz
Avg clock in games	4090 MHz (P) / 3291 MHz (E)	n/a

Test system

	Intel Core i5-13600K	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
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 , X67AEB04.BST Update AGESA ComboAM5 PI 1.2.0.2a

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