Intel Core i5 13500 vs AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D
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We compared two desktop CPUs: the 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 13500 with 14-cores against the 4.7 GHz AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D with 8-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
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i5 13500
- Has 6 more physical cores
- More powerful Intel UHD Graphics 770 integrated graphics: 0.8 vs 0.6 TFLOPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D
- Newer - released 3 years later
- Has 72 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
- More modern manufacturing process โ 4 versus 10 nanometers
- Unlocked multiplier
- 46% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 3578 vs 2451 points
- 17% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.6 GHz vs 4.8 GHz)
- Around 12.8 GB/s (17%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | 457 | 730 |
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | 5184 | 5315 |
Cinebench Scores (#81st place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 930.8 MB/sec | 1770 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 128.5 Klines/sec | 145.4 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 277.9 pages/sec | 360.6 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 395.3 Mpixels/sec | 547.3 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 268.6 pages/sec | 373.3 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 58.6 images/sec | 95.3 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 95.8 images/sec | 140.9 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 18.6 Mpixels/sec | 31.9 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 107.7 GOps/sec | - |
| Floating point math | 79.7 GOps/sec | - |
| Find prime numbers | 99M Primes/sec | - |
| Random string sorting | 42M Strings/sec | - |
| Data encryption | 21.9 GBytes/sec | - |
| Data compression | 383.8 MBytes/sec | - |
| Physics | 1593 Frames/sec | - |
| Extended instructions | 23.5B Matrices/sec | - |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 17.6 PPW | 11.7 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 193.4 PPW | 161 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 473.5 PPW | - |
| Blender / Watt | 3.97 PPW | 2.97 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core i5 13500
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ 2026-04-08 (Ikkyusan) | Cinebench 2024 | 112 / 1247 |
| ๐ 2026-04-08 (Ikkyusan) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2669 / 15633 |
| ๐ 2026-04-08 (Ikkyusan) | Cinebench 2026 | 457 / 5184 |
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ 2026-09-22 (cspa) | Cinebench 2026 | 0 / 4118 |
| ๐ 2026-06-23 (Rixgames) | Cinebench 2024 | 140 / 1361 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 13500 and AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3DGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Amd |
| Released | January 3, 2023 | January 5, 2026 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Raptor Lake | Zen 5 (Granite Ridge) |
| Model number | i5-13500 | 9850X3D |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics 770 | Radeon Graphics |
| Rival Equivalent | - AMD Ryzen 5 7600 | - |
| Successor | - Intel Core i5 14500 | - |
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#11th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 6 | 8 |
| P-Threads | 12 | 16 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 2.5 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.8 GHz | 5.6 GHz |
| E-Cores | 8 | - |
| E-Threads | 8 | - |
| Base Frequency (E) | 1.8 GHz | - |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 3.5 GHz | - |
| Total Cores | 14 | 8 |
| Total Threads | 20 | 16 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 25x | 47x |
| L1 Cache | 80K (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 1280K (per core) | 1MB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 24MB (shared) | 96MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | Yes |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 10 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 65 W | 120 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 154 W | 162 W |
| Socket | LGA-1700 | AM5 |
| Peak Temperature | 100ยฐC | 95ยฐC |
Desktop CPU ranking (#22nd place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 770 | Radeon Graphics |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 400 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1550 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 | - DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 |
- DDR5-5600 |
| Max. Memory Size | 192 GB | 192 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 89.6 GB/s |
| ECC Support | Yes | Yes |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core i5 13500 official page | AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 20 | 28 |
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