Intel Core i5-13600K vs AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

Intel

Intel Core i5-13600K

Overall performance index

72,2

Rank 15 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$319

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

Overall performance index

85,4

Rank 6 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X is 15,5% faster on average

Intel Core i5-13600K AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

Individual tests: Intel Core i5-13600K wins 8, AMD Ryzen 9 7950X wins 20 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +5,6 % 325,0fps 344,3fps Multi-thread +30,7 % 101,0points 145,8points Single-thread +7,6 % 126,5points 137,0points

Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-13600K AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 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 9 7950X +6,0 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 19.821 points 21.343 points +7,7 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.503 points 6.323 points +2,8 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 46.458 points 55.240 points +18,9 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 347,5 fps 413,2 fps +18,9 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 286,0 fps 295,0 fps +3,1 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.658 points 23.471 points +0,8 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 380,1 fps 370,8 fps +2,5 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 286,2 fps 298,3 fps +4,2 %

Fortnite720p, Low 406,8 fps 352,7 fps +15,3 %

Counter-Strike 2 366,8 fps 371,7 fps +1,3 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X +44,4 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 123.012 MIPS 206.980 MIPS +68,3 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 62,0 s 36,0 s +72,2 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 923,0 s 679,0 s +35,9 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 35.997 KB/s 54.074 KB/s +50,2 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 3.470 points 6.287 points +81,2 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 9.076 points 14.994 points +65,2 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 8.048 points 12.684 points +57,6 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 18.478 points 15.658 points +18,0 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 10.476 points 16.621 points +58,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 9.655 points 9.824 points +1,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 7.237 points 5.573 points +29,9 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 4.355 points 3.301 points +31,9 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.193 points 2.162 points +1,4 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 17.535 points 23.310 points +32,9 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 7.836 px/s 12.516 px/s +59,7 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X +8,2 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.096 points 1.130 points +3,1 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.959 points 2.234 points +14,0 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 741,0 px/s 745,0 px/s +0,5 %

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 9 7950X
Architecture	n/a	Zen 4
Codename	Raptor Lake	Raphael AM5
Series	Core 13000	Ryzen 7000
Release	Q4 2022	September 27, 2022
Launch MSRP	US$319	n/a
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	Intel Core i5-13600K	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
Cores / threads	14	16
Threads	20	32
Performance cores	6	n/a
Efficient cores	8	n/a
Base clock	3.5 GHz	4.5 GHz
Max boost clock	5.1 GHz	5.7 GHz
L2 cache	20 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	24 MB	64 MB

Power and manufacturing

	Intel Core i5-13600K	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
TDP / base power	125 W	170 W
Max turbo power	181 W	n/a
Process	Intel 7	TSMC 5nm FinFET
Max temperature (Tjmax)	100 °C	95 °C

Platform and connectivity

	Intel Core i5-13600K	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
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 9 7950X
System power idle	91 W	89 W
System power load	341 W	325 W
CPU package idle	15 W	35 W
CPU package load	198 W	219 W
Temperature idle	37 °C	31 °C
Temperature load	87 °C	92.8 °C
Highest measured clock	5001 MHz / 3900 MHz (E)	5745 MHz
Avg clock in games	4090 MHz (P) / 3291 MHz (E)	5620 MHz

Test system

	Intel Core i5-13600K	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
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
Operating system	Windows 11 21H2	Windows 11 21H2
Settings	DDR5-6400	DDR5-6400

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