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Intel Core i5 13600K vs AMD Ryzen 9 7900

Intel Core i5 13600K
VS
AMD Ryzen 9 7900
Intel Core i5 13600K
AMD Ryzen 9 7900

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.5 GHz Intel Core i5 13600K with 14-cores against the 3.7 GHz AMD Ryzen 9 7900 with 12-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
NanoReview Final Score
Generic CPU rating
The "iGPU" and "Power Efficiency" have a minor impact on the NanoReview Score when comparing desktop CPUs.

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 7900 and 13600K
Advantages of Intel Core i5 13600K
  • Has 2 more physical cores
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
  • Has 40960 KB larger L3 cache size
  • More modern manufacturing process – 5 versus 10 nanometers
  • 6% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.4 GHz vs 5.1 GHz)
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Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i5 13600K
vs
Ryzen 9 7900

Cinebench R23

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Core i5 13600K
23293
Ryzen 9 7900 +5%
24404
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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
16468
Ryzen 9 7900 +8%
17705
File compression 1420 MB/sec 1670 MB/sec
Clang compilation 129.1 Klines/sec 170.3 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 391.4 pages/sec 338.4 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 479.4 Mpixels/sec 478.7 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 268.9 pages/sec 295.3 pages/sec
Background blur 69.2 images/sec 70.4 images/sec
Photo processing 148.9 images/sec 114.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 29.4 Mpixels/sec 37.5 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2]

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i5 13600K
38350
Ryzen 9 7900 +29%
49350
Integer math 124.2 GOps/sec 167.4 GOps/sec
Floating point math 91.9 GOps/sec 99.3 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 162M Primes/sec 373M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 52.7M Strings/sec 73.1M Strings/sec
Data encryption 27.6 GBytes/sec 35.4 GBytes/sec
Data compression 485.5 MBytes/sec 585.5 MBytes/sec
Physics 2206 Frames/sec 3122 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 29.3B Matrices/sec 42.4B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4]

Value for money

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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 13600K and AMD Ryzen 9 7900

General

Vendor Intel AMD
Released September 27, 2022 January 10, 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)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 12
P-Threads 12 24
Base Frequency (P) 3.5 GHz 3.7 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 12
Total Threads 20 24
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 35x 37x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 1MB (per core)
L3 Cache 24MB (shared) 64MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Package

Transistors - 13.1 billions
Fabrication process 10 nm 5 nm
TDP (PL1) 125 W 65 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 181 W 142 W
Socket LGA-1700 AM5
Peak temperature 100°C 95°C

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 770 Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 1500 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1500 MHz 2200 MHz
Shading Units 256 448
TMUs 16 8
ROPs 8 4
Execution Units 32 2
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i5 13600K
0.78 TFLOPS
Ryzen 9 7900
1.43 TFLOPS

Memory Support

Memory types - DDR5-5600
- DDR4-3200		 - DDR5-5200
Memory Size 128 GB 128 GB
Max. 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 9 7900 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 9 7900 or Intel Core i5 13600K?
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