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Intel Core i5 13600K vs AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

67 out of 100
Intel Core i5 13600K
VS
64 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Intel Core i5 13600K
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.5 GHz Intel Core i5 13600K with 14-cores against the 4.2 GHz AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 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

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
43.6
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 7800X3D and 13600K
Advantages of Intel Core i5 13600K
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • 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
  • More than 11Β° C higher critical temperature
  • 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.1 GHz vs 5 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
  • Has 72 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • More modern manufacturing process – 5 versus 10 nanometers

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i5 13600K
vs
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 492 575
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 5581 4363
Cinebench Scores (94th and 124th 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)
File compression 1300 MB/sec 1710 MB/sec
Clang compilation 134.7 Klines/sec 111.9 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 374.2 pages/sec 331.1 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 465.8 Mpixels/sec 399 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 277.2 pages/sec 266.2 pages/sec
Background blur 68.3 images/sec 65.8 images/sec
Photo processing 136 images/sec 117 images/sec
Ray tracing 30.1 Mpixels/sec 22.9 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 448 & 774 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Integer math 122 GOps/sec 103.2 GOps/sec
Floating point math 90.2 GOps/sec 60.9 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 153M Primes/sec 319M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 50.8M Strings/sec 46M Strings/sec
Data encryption 26.9 GBytes/sec 22.3 GBytes/sec
Data compression 473.1 MBytes/sec 384.2 MBytes/sec
Physics 2245 Frames/sec 3510 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 28.6B Matrices/sec 29.1B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 5100 & 26928 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i5 13600K +16%
310.15
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
266.61

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 10.3 PPW 9.3 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 128.8 PPW 127.7 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 299.7 PPW 285.6 PPW
Blender / Watt 2.48 PPW 2.22 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 7 7800X3D
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-30 (Indyee)Cinebench 2026571 / 4254
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-07 (mNine)Cinebench 20241768 / 17329
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-03 (Ker_Sandwichman)Cinebench 2024112 / 1073
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-24 (Corey)Cinebench 2026564 / 4313
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-18 (CN Merritt)Cinebench 2024109 / 1084
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 13600K and AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

General

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 i7 13700K
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus - AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
Intel CPU rating (#60th place)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#47th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 8
P-Threads 12 16
Base Frequency (P) 3.5 GHz 4.2 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.1 GHz 5 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 42x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 1MB (per core)
L3 Cache 24MB (shared) 96MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes No

Package

Transistors - 11.2 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 68th 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 7800X3D
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 7800X3D official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 28
Further details
Notes on Ryzen 7 7800X3D:
    - ECC requires mobo support.

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Comments

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