Intel Core i5 13600K vs AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
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We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.5 GHz Intel Core i5 13600K with 14-cores against the 4.4 GHz AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D with 12-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
The "iGPU" and "Power Efficiency" have a minor impact on the DeviceFacts Score for desktop CPU.
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i5 13600K
- More powerful Intel UHD Graphics 770 integrated graphics: 0.8 vs 0.6 TFLOPS
- Has 2 more physical cores
- More than 11Β° C higher critical temperature
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
- Has 104 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
- More modern manufacturing process β 5 versus 10 nanometers
- 10% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.6 GHz vs 5.1 GHz)
- 11% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 3024 vs 2718 points
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | 492 | - |
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | 5581 | - |
Cinebench Scores (94th and 62nd place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1300 MB/sec | 1710 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 134.7 Klines/sec | 170.3 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 374.2 pages/sec | 353.7 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 465.8 Mpixels/sec | 495.8 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 277.2 pages/sec | 301.6 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 68.3 images/sec | 68.4 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 136 images/sec | 118.8 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 30.1 Mpixels/sec | 36.7 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 122 GOps/sec | 160 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 90.2 GOps/sec | 96.9 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 153M Primes/sec | 442M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 50.8M Strings/sec | 70.9M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 26.9 GBytes/sec | 35.2 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 473.1 MBytes/sec | 592.1 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 2245 Frames/sec | 4704 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 28.6B Matrices/sec | 44.5B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 10.3 PPW | 12.7 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 128.8 PPW | 152.3 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 299.7 PPW | 418.3 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 2.48 PPW | 3.34 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core i5 13600K
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-04-09 (Shinigami) | Cinebench 2026 | 492 / 5581 |
| π 2025-04-29 (DSMJohn) | Cinebench 2024 | 118 / 1289 |
| π 2025-04-20 (io) | Cinebench 2024 | 114 / 1206 |
| π 2025-04-09 (stuchi) | Cinebench 2024 | 124 / 1248 |
| π 2024-09-23 (Fireman12402) | Cinebench 2024 | 112 / 1258 |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2025-03-24 (Alban) | Cinebench 2024 | 124 / 1627 |
| π 2025-02-09 (hase) | Cinebench 2024 | 123 / 1674 |
| π 2025-01-20 (mdee2u04) | Cinebench 2024 | 117 / 1534 |
| π 2024-12-03 (Vancalar) | Cinebench 2024 | 115 / 1484 |
| π 2024-10-14 (RealSoulskater) | Cinebench 2024 | 114 / 1583 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 13600K and AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3DGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Amd |
| Released | September 27, 2022 | January 4, 2023 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Raptor Lake | Zen 4 (Raphael) |
| Model number | i5-13600K | - |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics 770 | Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) |
| Rival Equivalent | - AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | - Intel Core i9 13900K |
| Successor | - Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus | - AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D |
Intel CPU rating (#60th place)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#18th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 6 | 12 |
| P-Threads | 12 | 24 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.5 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5.1 GHz | 5.6 GHz |
| E-Cores | 8 | - |
| E-Threads | 8 | - |
| Base Frequency (E) | 2.6 GHz | - |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 3.9 GHz | - |
| Total Cores | 14 | 12 |
| Total Threads | 20 | 24 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 35x | 44x |
| L1 Cache | 80K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 2MB (per core) | 1MB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 24MB (shared) | 128MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | - |
Package
| Transistors | - | 13.1 billions |
| Fabrication Process | 10 nm | 5 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 125 W | 120 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 181 W | 162 W |
| Socket | LGA-1700 | AM5 |
| Peak Temperature | 100Β°C | 89Β°C |
Desktop CPU ranking (61st and 35th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 770 | Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 400 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1500 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| Shading Units | 256 | 128 |
| TMUs | 16 | 8 |
| ROPs | 8 | 4 |
| Execution Units | 32 | 2 |
| TGP | 15 W | 15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR5-5600 - DDR4-3200 |
- DDR5-5200 |
| Max. Memory Size | 192 GB | 192 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 89.6 GB/s | - |
| ECC Support | Yes | Yes |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core i5 13600K official page | AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 20 | 28 |
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