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Intel Core i5 13500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600G

59 out of 100
Intel Core i5 13500
VS
45 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
Intel Core i5 13500
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 13500 with 14-cores against the 3.9 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 5600G with 6-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
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
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
40.1
(Average)
Value Index
44.2
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 5600G and 13500
Advantages of Intel Core i5 13500
  • Has 8 more physical cores
  • Newer PCI Express version – 5.0
  • Newer - released 1 year and 9 months later
  • Has 8 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • Supports up to 192 GB DDR5-4800 RAM
  • 26% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2451 vs 1938 points
  • 9% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.8 GHz vs 4.4 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
  • More powerful Radeon RX Vega 7 integrated graphics: 1.7 vs 0.8 TFLOPS
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • More modern manufacturing process – 7 versus 10 nanometers

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i5 13500
vs
Ryzen 5 5600G

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 457 409
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 5184 2218
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Core i5 13500 +26%
2451
Ryzen 5 5600G
1938
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core i5 13500 +52%
12573
Ryzen 5 5600G
8288
File compression 930.8 MB/sec 773.3 MB/sec
Clang compilation 128.5 Klines/sec 64.7 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 277.9 pages/sec 141.5 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 395.3 Mpixels/sec 231 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 268.6 pages/sec 210.7 pages/sec
Background blur 58.6 images/sec 42.1 images/sec
Photo processing 95.8 images/sec 55.6 images/sec
Ray tracing 18.6 Mpixels/sec 16.2 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 1152 & 1112 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Core i5 13500 +21%
3855
Ryzen 5 5600G
3178
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i5 13500 +57%
30777
Ryzen 5 5600G
19626
Integer math 107.7 GOps/sec 66.9 GOps/sec
Floating point math 79.7 GOps/sec 37.8 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 99M Primes/sec 56M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 42M Strings/sec 25.3M Strings/sec
Data encryption 21.9 GBytes/sec 15.2 GBytes/sec
Data compression 383.8 MBytes/sec 248.9 MBytes/sec
Physics 1593 Frames/sec 889 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 23.5B Matrices/sec 17.4B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 3228 & 15922 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i5 13500 +72%
257.87
Ryzen 5 5600G
150.02

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 17.6 PPW 9.9 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 193.4 PPW 127.5 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 473.5 PPW 301.9 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.97 PPW 2.31 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Core i5 13500
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-08 (Ikkyusan)Cinebench 2024112 / 1247
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-08 (Ikkyusan)Geekbench 6 CPU2669 / 15633
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-08 (Ikkyusan)Cinebench 2026457 / 5184
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-05 (krek)Cinebench 2026433 / 2333
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-26 (Zhyn)Cinebench 2026335 / 1764
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-17 (Chakib)Cinebench 202483 / 575
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-07 (TakoyakiCandil)Cinebench 202492 / 646
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-27 (GreyArcanine)Cinebench 2026409 / 2218
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 13500 and AMD Ryzen 5 5600G

General

Vendor Intel Amd
Released January 3, 2023 April 13, 2021
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Zen 3 (Cezanne)
Model number i5-13500 -
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 770 Radeon RX Vega 7
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 5 7600 -
Successor - Intel Core i5 14500 - AMD Ryzen 5 8600G
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#140th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 6
P-Threads 12 12
Base Frequency (P) 2.5 GHz 3.9 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.8 GHz 4.4 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 8 -
E-Threads 8 -
Base Frequency (E) 1.8 GHz -
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.5 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 14 6
Total Threads 20 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 25x 39x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 1280K (per core) 512K (per core)
L3 Cache 24MB (shared) 16MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No Yes

Package

Transistors - 10.7 billions
Fabrication Process 10 nm 7 nm
TDP (PL1) 65 W 45-65 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 154 W 88 W
Socket LGA-1700 AM4
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 95Β°C
Desktop CPU ranking (#131st place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 770 Radeon RX Vega 7
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1550 MHz 1900 MHz
Shading Units 256 448
TMUs 16 28
ROPs 8 8
Execution Units 32 7
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i5 13500
0.8 TFLOPS
Ryzen 5 5600G +112%
1.7 TFLOPS
More info: Radeon RX Vega 7 compared to UHD Graphics 770

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200		 - DDR4-3200
Max. Memory Size 192 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s -
ECC Support Yes No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i5 13500 official page AMD Ryzen 5 5600G official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 3.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 24

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Comments

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