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Intel Core i5 13600K vs AMD Ryzen 7 7700X

67 out of 100
Intel Core i5 13600K
VS
68 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
Intel Core i5 13600K
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.5 GHz Intel Core i5 13600K with 14-cores against the 4.5 GHz AMD Ryzen 7 7700X with 8-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 (11)

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
82.1
(Good)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 7700X and 13600K
Advantages of Intel Core i5 13600K
  • Has 6 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 7 7700X
  • More modern manufacturing process โ€“ 5 versus 10 nanometers
  • Has 8 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • 6% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.4 GHz vs 5.1 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i5 13600K
vs
Ryzen 7 7700X

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Core i5 13600K +17%
1289
Ryzen 7 7700X
1104
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 492 619
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 5581 4481
Cinebench Scores (94th and 131st 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 +4%
16101
Ryzen 7 7700X
15478
File compression 1300 MB/sec 1560 MB/sec
Clang compilation 134.7 Klines/sec 120.3 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 374.2 pages/sec 298 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 465.8 Mpixels/sec 437.3 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 277.2 pages/sec 300.6 pages/sec
Background blur 68.3 images/sec 72.1 images/sec
Photo processing 136 images/sec 114.7 images/sec
Ray tracing 30.1 Mpixels/sec 26.7 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] โ€“ 448 & 840 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 +6%
37461
Ryzen 7 7700X
35487
Integer math 122 GOps/sec 111.7 GOps/sec
Floating point math 90.2 GOps/sec 68.6 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 153M Primes/sec 177M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 50.8M Strings/sec 49.9M Strings/sec
Data encryption 26.9 GBytes/sec 24.6 GBytes/sec
Data compression 473.1 MBytes/sec 418.3 MBytes/sec
Physics 2245 Frames/sec 1980 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 28.6B Matrices/sec 31.9B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] โ€“ 5100 & 9568 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i5 13600K +9%
310.15
Ryzen 7 7700X
284.16

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 10.3 PPW 10.5 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 128.8 PPW 147.4 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 299.7 PPW 338 PPW
Blender / Watt 2.48 PPW 2.71 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
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-04-09 (Shinigami)Cinebench 2026492 / 5581
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-04-29 (DSMJohn)Cinebench 2024118 / 1289
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-04-20 (io)Cinebench 2024114 / 1206
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-04-09 (stuchi)Cinebench 2024124 / 1248
๐Ÿ“˜ 2024-09-23 (Fireman12402)Cinebench 2024112 / 1258
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AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-07-11 (ankan_001)GeekBench3068 / 16420
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-06-15 (Bigscheff)GeekBench3011 / 15732
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-06-15 (Bigscheff)Cinebench 2026634 / 4679
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-05-10 (darkV0R4X)Cinebench 2026521 / 3583
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-05-01 (EMPEROR)Cinebench 2026619 / 4481
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 13600K and AMD Ryzen 7 7700X

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 i7 13700K
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus - AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
Intel CPU rating (#60th place)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#39th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 8
P-Threads 12 16
Base Frequency (P) 3.5 GHz 4.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.1 GHz 5.4 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 8
Total Threads 20 16
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 35x 45x
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 142 W
Socket LGA-1700 AM5
Peak Temperature 100ยฐC 95ยฐC
Desktop CPU ranking (61st and 53rd 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 7 7700X
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 7 7700X 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 7 7700X or Intel Core i5 13600K?
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Indiangamerboy_Gunwant November 7, 2023 at 02:52 PM
You see, AMD processors are more efficient for gaming only, but Intel covers all areas like productivity, multi-tasking, editing, and gaming as they have more cores and threads. I would choose Intel.
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No bozo February 25, 2024 at 09:11 AM
The only difference is that this time, Intel has a higher L1 and L2 cache. If you understand how a CPU works, then you probably already know this. The number of cores doesn't affect a stress test benchmark, as it's impossible for extra cores to influence outcomes like this. Essentially, AMD simply has a lower L1 and L2 cache, and that's it.
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Prog April 24, 2023 at 12:54 PM
Now both cpus are about the same price, 7700x a bit cheaper 320 euros, and 13600k 340 euros.
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Ahmet August 13, 2022 at 12:50 AM
I think the 13600k's โ€‹โ€‹competitor is the 7700 because they're the same price.
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Bruh September 30, 2022 at 07:42 AM
Wdym? The 13600k is $329.99 and the 7700x is $399.99. It's supposed to compete with the 7600x. If you wanted an even closer competition, the 13600kf is $309.99 and is only $10 more than the 7600x.
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Butters October 7, 2022 at 06:56 PM
Bruh, In Euro it's 409โ‚ฌ for the i5-1360K, 374โ‚ฌ if you go for the KF and 479โ‚ฌ for the ryzen 7 7700X (7th October 22). That's a big difference and if you include the board prices, Ryzen 7000 is way more expensive.
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Exidor October 10, 2022 at 11:10 AM
13600KF (without the onboard GPU) is just $310 USD right now. Much better price vs performance, compared to Ryzen 7700.
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Bruh October 13, 2022 at 01:45 AM
Butters, Oh ok, thank you for clarifying it Butters now I understand how that works.
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Emre October 22, 2022 at 07:48 PM
Bruh, Guys he is from Turkey so I want to tell you the situation. 7700x is 450 euros and 7600x is 350 so 13600k is right in the middle of 2 models with 390 euros. If you have no MB from 12th gen and u want the latest ddr5 tech. It is pretty competitive I guess.
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Leroy October 27, 2022 at 05:16 PM
Bruh, Newegg.com has many AMD ryzen 7700x/b650 motherboard combos live. The cheapest one I saw was $520. That makes the two about the same price.
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Rowdy December 5, 2022 at 11:35 AM
Correct. Comparable with price not name.
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