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Intel Core i5 13600K vs AMD Ryzen 5 7600X

67 out of 100
Intel Core i5 13600K
VS
63 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
Intel Core i5 13600K
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.5 GHz Intel Core i5 13600K with 14-cores against the 4.7 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 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 (16)

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
29.7
(Mediocre)
Value Index
106.5
(Excellent)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 7600X and 13600K
Advantages of Intel Core i5 13600K
  • Has 8 more physical cores
  • Supports up to 192 GB DDR5-5600 RAM
  • More powerful Intel UHD Graphics 770 integrated graphics: 0.8 vs 0.6 TFLOPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
  • More modern manufacturing process – 5 versus 10 nanometers
  • Has 8 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • 4% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.3 GHz vs 5.1 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i5 13600K
vs
Ryzen 5 7600X

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 492 -
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 5581 -
Cinebench Scores (94th and 196th place)
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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)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core i5 13600K +18%
16101
Ryzen 5 7600X
13615
File compression 1300 MB/sec 1490 MB/sec
Clang compilation 134.7 Klines/sec 94.7 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 374.2 pages/sec 269.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 465.8 Mpixels/sec 342 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 277.2 pages/sec 308.4 pages/sec
Background blur 68.3 images/sec 66.1 images/sec
Photo processing 136 images/sec 108.1 images/sec
Ray tracing 30.1 Mpixels/sec 20.4 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 448 & 1068 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i5 13600K +33%
37461
Ryzen 5 7600X
28271
Integer math 122 GOps/sec 84.4 GOps/sec
Floating point math 90.2 GOps/sec 50.8 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 153M Primes/sec 207M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 50.8M Strings/sec 38.1M Strings/sec
Data encryption 26.9 GBytes/sec 18.5 GBytes/sec
Data compression 473.1 MBytes/sec 317.9 MBytes/sec
Physics 2245 Frames/sec 1820 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 28.6B Matrices/sec 24.2B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 5100 & 11881 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i5 13600K +46%
310.15
Ryzen 5 7600X
213.14

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 10.3 PPW 8.1 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 128.8 PPW 129.7 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 299.7 PPW 269.2 PPW
Blender / Watt 2.48 PPW 2.03 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 13600K
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-09 (Shinigami)Cinebench 2026492 / 5581
πŸ“˜ 2025-04-29 (DSMJohn)Cinebench 2024118 / 1289
πŸ“˜ 2025-04-20 (io)Cinebench 2024114 / 1206
πŸ“˜ 2025-04-09 (stuchi)Cinebench 2024124 / 1248
πŸ“˜ 2024-09-23 (Fireman12402)Cinebench 2024112 / 1258
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AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-19 (Luficek)Cinebench 2024116 / 883
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-06 (Luficek)Cinebench 2024116 / 856
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-23 (EpsilonMaru)Cinebench 2024121 / 917
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-30 (ImKaTz)Geekbench 6 CPU3054 / 14225
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-30 (ImKaTz)Cinebench 2024121 / 899
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 13600K and AMD Ryzen 5 7600X

General

Vendor Intel Amd
Released September 27, 2022 September 29, 2022
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 i5 13600K
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus - AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
Intel CPU rating (#60th place)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#50th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 6
P-Threads 12 12
Base Frequency (P) 3.5 GHz 4.7 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.1 GHz 5.3 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 8 -
E-Threads 8 -
Base Frequency (E) 2.6 GHz -
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.9 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 14 6
Total Threads 20 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 35x 47x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 1MB (per core)
L3 Cache 24MB (shared) 32MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Package

Transistors - 6.57 billions
Fabrication Process 10 nm 5 nm
TDP (PL1) 125 W 105 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 181 W 116 W
Socket LGA-1700 AM5
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 95Β°C
Desktop CPU ranking (61st and 71st 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
Core i5 13600K +33%
0.8 TFLOPS
Ryzen 5 7600X
0.6 TFLOPS
More info: Radeon Graphics iGPU (Ryzen 7000) compared to UHD Graphics 770

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-5600
- DDR4-3200		 - DDR5-5200
Max. Memory Size 192 GB 128 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 5 7600X official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 28

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X or Intel Core i5 13600K?
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Yes July 30, 2024 at 02:47 PM
I think 13600K is for gaming and productivity, and 7600X is for gaming.
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Khusniddin September 19, 2023 at 05:52 AM
In my opinion, the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X is good only for gaming, while the Core i5 13600K is more versatile.
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Ryuu July 15, 2023 at 10:29 AM
The Intel Core i5-13600K is considered superior to the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X for gaming due to its higher core count (14 cores and 20 threads compared to 6 cores and 12 threads), competitive clock speeds, and larger cache size (24MB Intel Smart Cache). These factors contribute to better multitasking capabilities and improved gaming performance, especially in modern games that can effectively utilize multiple cores.
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Sam February 25, 2024 at 08:40 AM
No, the Intel smart cache has nothing to do with gaming. The higher the L3, the better the gaming experience. The only difference between AMD and Intel is that at this time, Intel has a higher L1 and L2 cache. E cores have no significant role in tasks such as video editing, gaming, or 3D rendering. They are only useful for activities like using Gmail or watching YouTube. The L1 and L2 caches, along with the clock speed, are responsible for the speed of the P cores. A higher L1 and L2 implies faster CPU operations. E cores are essentially useless and are merely an excuse from Intel to gloss over the fact that boosting the L1 and L2 caches is essentially what they did, albeit at the cost of an increased size.
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Eee May 23, 2024 at 07:55 PM
Peak example of someone who doesn't know what they're talking about
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Joker September 12, 2024 at 05:42 PM
Eee, Can you tell as what you know . We can understand. Your point of view @Eee
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JohnSw October 26, 2022 at 07:12 AM
Which platform would be a snappier experience on general-use tasks, office, email, or Chrome?
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Gianni27 November 5, 2022 at 10:03 AM
Your 10-year-old PC is just perfect for that.
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Nayan April 8, 2023 at 06:00 PM
Gianni27, Trust me, it isn't. I have an i3 2120 from 2012 with integrated graphics, and it struggles with even Windows 10. It can't run a game from 2012 at more than 20-25fps and even games before 2012 like Bioshock or Gears of War with extremely high latency and low one percent, which makes it stutter in even the least demanding games. It even struggles with running browsers, copying and pasting files, and Windows itself. I suggest everyone upgrades their midrange PC every 5 years and not buy an expensive one. Instead, buy a cheap, midrange, bang-for-the-buck one every 3 years, because you would need to upgrade your phone at least every 3 years, while you may be able to use your midrange PCs without problems for nearly a decade.
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Kaiba121321 April 12, 2023 at 02:03 AM
Gianni27, This is completely false, 10 year old PCs are running like crap nowadays.
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Butters October 7, 2022 at 06:59 PM
The i5-13600K is better than the Ryzen 5 7600X and if you got KF, nearly the same price. Even against the Ryzen 7 7700X, it's only a bit weaker.
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Xerxes September 13, 2022 at 02:46 PM
I picked the i5 13600k over the 7600x. I think it would be more efficient and powerful than the 7600x.
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Ko Bo October 1, 2022 at 06:51 PM
Les go Intel, AMD can't prove now that the 7600x is better when the 13600k is better efficiency and more powerful at the same time.
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Feng October 21, 2022 at 10:07 PM
Ko Bo, 13600K Cost 160W. How could it be more efficient?
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I7 12700k November 9, 2022 at 08:08 AM
Feng, If we underclock Intel to AMD, Intel would perform not better or worse than AMD and get nearly the exact power consumption.
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No February 25, 2024 at 08:47 AM
I7 12700k, Intel can never perform the same as AMD at the same voltage; otherwise, there would be no need for AMD to exist, let alone anyone buying AMD CPUs. However, we purchase AMD CPUs because they provide similar, if not better, performance at a much lower voltage. This might seem insignificant, but it can save you a few bucks on your power supply unit (PSU), providing more headroom for other components. It's worth noting that 181W on boost is quite excessive for a CPU, especially when it yields similar or identical performance in stress tests with AMD CPUs.
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