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Intel Core i5-13600K vs AMD Ryzen 9 7900

Intel Core i5-13600K

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The Intel Core i5-13600K is a fast mid-range desktop processor of the Raptor Lake series. It includes a hybrid architecture for the CPU cores with combined 14 cores. Six fast Raptor Cove performance cores (P-cores) with HyperThreading and a clock speed of 3.5 - 5.1 GHz and eight Gracemont efficiency cores without HyperThreading and a clock speed of 2.6 - 3.9 GHz.

Thanks to the faster P-cores and more E-cores, the i5-13600K is significantly faster than the old i5-12600K (especially in multi-threaded workloads. 

The 13600K is rated at 125 Watt TDP base power (PL1) and 181 Watt Turbo Power (PL2) and therefore slightly higher than the old Core i5-12600K.

AMD Ryzen 9 7900

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The AMD Ryzen 9 79 00 is a high-end desktop processorfrom the Raphael series with 12 cores and hyperthreading (SMT), which means it can process up to 24 threads simultaneously. Launched in early 2023, the Ryzen 9 7900 is the fastest 12-core processor with 65 watts TDP.

The Ryzen 9 7900 clocks at 3.7 GHz base clock and reaches up to 5.4 GHz on one core in Turbo mode. This is also the difference to the higher clocked Ryzen 9 7900X.

At first glance, the internal structure of the processor has not changed fundamentally. The AMD Ryzen 9 7900 is still based on the chiplet design consisting of two CCD clusters, each containing a CCX with 8 cores. However, the manufacturing process has been scaled down to 5 nm, which ensures higher clock rates. There is also the IO die, which contains the memory controller and the iGPU, among other things. This is now manufactured in a 6 nm structure width.

The AMD Ryzen 9 7900 can impress in games thanks to the significantly improved IPC.

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ModelIntel Core i5-13600KAMD Ryzen 9 7900
CodenameRaptor LakeRaphael (Zen4)
SeriesIntel Raptor Lake-SAMD Raphael (Zen 4, Ryzen 7000)
Series: Raphael (Zen 4, Ryzen 7000) Raphael (Zen4)
Intel Core i9-13900K compare3 - 5.8 GHz24 / 32 cores36 MB L3
Intel Core i7-13700K compare3.4 - 5.4 GHz16 / 24 cores30 MB L3
Intel Core i5-13600K « 3.5 - 5.1 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i7-14701TE compare2.1 - 5.2 GHz8 / 16 cores33 MB L3
Intel Core i5-13500 compare2.5 - 4.8 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i5-14501TE compare2.2 - 5.1 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-14501E compare3.3 - 5.2 GHz6 / 12 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i5-14401E compare2.5 - 4.7 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-14401TE compare2 - 4.5 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-13500T compare1.6 - 4.6 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D compare4.2 - 5.7 GHz16 / 32 cores128 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X compare4.7 - 5.6 GHz12 / 24 cores64 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 « 3.7 - 5.4 GHz12 / 24 cores64 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X compare4.5 - 5.4 GHz8 / 16 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 7700 compare3.8 - 5.3 GHz8 / 16 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D compare4.2 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores96 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X compare4.7 - 5.3 GHz6 / 12 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 compare3.8 - 5.1 GHz6 / 12 cores32 MB L3
Clock3500 - 5100 MHz3700 - 5400 MHz
L2 Cache20 MB12 MB
L3 Cache24 MB64 MB
Cores / Threads14 / 20
6 x 5.1 GHz Intel Raptor Cove P-Core
8 x 3.9 GHz Intel Gracemont E-Core		12 / 24
TDP125 Watt65 Watt
Technology10 nm5 nm
Die Size257 mm2262 mm2
max. Temp.100 °C95 °C
SocketLGA 1700AM5 (LGA 1718)
FeaturesIntel UHD Graphics 770, DDR5 5600 MT/s, DDR4 3200 MT/sMMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, x86-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512F, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2
iGPUIntel UHD Graphics 770 (300 - 1500 MHz)AMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) ( - 2200 MHz)
Architecturex86x86
$319 U.S.
Announced
Manufacturerwww.intel.comwww.amd.com
L1 Cache768 KB
Transistors9.9 Million
Voltage0.650 - 1.475V V

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i5-13600K
42.9 pt (71%)
AMD E1-2100
2.32 -95%
...
AMD Ryzen AI 9 365
41.9 -2%
Intel Core i9-12900HX
42 -2%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600
42.2 -2%
AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 375
42.2 -2%
Intel Core i7-14650HX
42.3 -1%
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
42.3 -1%
Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
42.4 -1%
AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX
42.6 -1%
Intel Core i7-13700
42.8 0%
Intel Core i5-13600K
42.9
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX
42.9 0%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
43.1 0%
AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370
43.1 0%
AMD Ryzen AI Max PRO 390
43.4 1%
Intel Core i9-12900K
43.7 2%
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
43.8 2%
Intel Core i5-14600K
44.1 3%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
44.1 3%
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX
44.1 3%
...
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX
60.1 40%
0%
100%
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Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R9 7900
46.1 pt (77%)
AMD E1-2100
2.32 -95%
...
Intel Core i9-13900HX
45 -2%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
45 -2%
Intel Core i9-13950HX
45.1 -2%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
45.1 -2%
AMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 395
45.4 -2%
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
46 0%
Intel Core i9-13980HX
46 0%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
46.1 0%
Intel Core i7-13700K
46.1 0%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900
46.1
AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX
46.2 0%
AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395
46.4 1%
Intel Core i9-14900HX
46.6 1%
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX
46.8 2%
Intel Core i9-14900
47.2 2%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
47.2 2%
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
47.3 3%
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
47.4 3%
Intel Core i7-14700K
47.5 3%
...
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX
60.1 30%
0%
100%
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Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 24174     avg: 24221     median: 24221 (22%)     max: 24268 Points
24776 Points (23%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 1991     avg: 2001     median: 2000.5 (84%)     max: 2010 Points
1966 Points (83%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 766     avg: 771     median: 770.5 (84%)     max: 775 Points
762 Points (83%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 9217     avg: 9241     median: 9241 (23%)     max: 9265 Points
9703 Points (24%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 3641     avg: 3642     median: 3642 (23%)     max: 3643 Points
4020 Points (25%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 286     avg: 287.5     median: 287.5 (80%)     max: 289 Points
315 Points (87%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 42.2     avg: 42.3     median: 42.3 (55%)     max: 42.38 Points
45.3 Points (59%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 3.45     avg: 3.5     median: 3.5 (82%)     max: 3.48 Points
3.7 Points (87%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 10710     avg: 10755     median: 10754.5 (65%)     max: 10799 Points
8339 Points (50%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 67973     avg: 68880     median: 68879.5 (50%)     max: 69786 Points
60934 Points (44%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
min: 110412     avg: 110969     median: 110969 (71%)     max: 111526 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
min: 16074     avg: 16155     median: 16154.5 (20%)     max: 16235 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
min: 172.189     avg: 174.9     median: 174.9 (2%)     max: 177.592 s
46.8 s (1%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
min: 2.518     avg: 2.5     median: 2.5 (1%)     max: 2.527 s
3 s (1%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
min: 10937     avg: 10967     median: 10967 (17%)     max: 10997 Points
10154 Points (16%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multi Thread 4 runs
min: 89527     avg: 89587     median: 89587 (51%)     max: 89647 MIPS
112881 MIPS (65%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 6253     avg: 6378     median: 6377.5 (75%)     max: 6502 MIPS
7936 MIPS (94%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
min: 198.6     avg: 198.8     median: 198.8 (66%)     max: 199 fps
207 fps (69%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
min: 387     avg: 387.5     median: 387.5 (89%)     max: 388 fps
355.5 fps (82%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 27.5     avg: 27.6     median: 27.6 (48%)     max: 27.6 fps
31.2 fps (55%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
1.7 GB/s (50%)
2 GB/s (59%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
min: 3.1     avg: 3.2     median: 3.2 (54%)     max: 3.2 GB/s
3.1 GB/s (53%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
min: 18.8     avg: 19.1     median: 19.1 (50%)     max: 19.4 GB/s
21.5 GB/s (56%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
224 Seconds (3%)
199 Seconds (3%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
135 Seconds (1%)
125 Seconds (1%)
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.4048     avg: 0.4     median: 0.4 (9%)     max: 0.405 sec
0.4 sec (8%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
17627 Points (38%)
19451 Points (41%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
min: 6.471     avg: 6.5     median: 6.5 (1%)     max: 6.58 s
6.7 s (1%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
min: 14.876     avg: 14.9     median: 14.9 (1%)     max: 14.993 s
13.9 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
min: 328.929     avg: 331.4     median: 331.4 (1%)     max: 333.798 s
329 s (1%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
97718 Points (75%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 30358     avg: 30419     median: 30419 (75%)     max: 30480 Points
26325 Points (65%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 86734     avg: 86952     median: 86952 (71%)     max: 87170 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 87784     avg: 87861     median: 87860.5 (71%)     max: 87937 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 88547     avg: 89321     median: 89321 (72%)     max: 90095 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 26359     avg: 26394     median: 26394 (67%)     max: 26429 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 35386     avg: 35395     median: 35395 (63%)     max: 35404 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 17079     avg: 17102     median: 17101.5 (72%)     max: 17124 Points
14817 Points (62%)
Geekbench 6.4 - Geekbench 6.4 Single-Core
2750 Points (69%)
2990 Points (75%)
Geekbench 6.4 - Geekbench 6.4 Multi-Core
15890 Points (62%)
15725 Points (61%)
Geekbench 6.0 - Geekbench 6.0 Single-Core
100%
1 R9 7900 +
min: 2848     avg: 2859     median: 2858.5 (91%)     max: 2869 Points
Geekbench 6.0 - Geekbench 6.0 Multi-Core
100%
1 R9 7900 +
min: 16864     avg: 16913     median: 16912.5 (69%)     max: 16961 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1967     avg: 1973     median: 1973 (77%)     max: 1979 Points
2203 Points (86%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 16651     avg: 16671     median: 16670.5 (30%)     max: 16690 Points
17880 Points (32%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1931     avg: 1948     median: 1947.5 (8%)     max: 1964 Points
2096 Points (9%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 16497     avg: 16566     median: 16566 (52%)     max: 16635 Points
17581 Points (55%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 8618     avg: 8625     median: 8624.5 (86%)     max: 8631 Points
8861 Points (88%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 60407     avg: 61014     median: 61014 (61%)     max: 61621 Points
65241 Points (65%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 467     avg: 468     median: 468 (1%)     max: 469 ms
452 ms (1%)
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
288 Points (79%)
302 Points (83%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 329     avg: 331     median: 331 (59%)     max: 333 Points
366 Points (66%)
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
min: 2237     avg: 2254     median: 2254 (84%)     max: 2271 Points
2322 Points (87%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 278     avg: 313     median: 313 (54%)     max: 348 Watt
154%
1 R9 7900 +
203 Watt (35%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 245     avg: 265.5     median: 265.5 (48%)     max: 286 Watt
135%
1 R9 7900 +
196.9 Watt (36%)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 69.3     avg: 73.3     median: 73.3 (48%)     max: 77.3 Watt
106.9 Watt (71%)
Power Consumption - Power Efficiency - Cinebench R15 Multi external Monitor
min: 12.7     avg: 13.8     median: 13.8 (10%)     max: 14.9 Points per Watt
148%
1 R9 7900 +
20.4 Points per Watt (15%)

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-13600K → 100% n=42

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 9 7900 → 110% n=42

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