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Intel Core i5 13600KF vs AMD Ryzen 5 7600X

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

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.5 GHz Intel Core i5 13600KF 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 (1)

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
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
88.5
(Very good)
Value Index
106.5
(Excellent)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 7600X and 13600KF
Advantages of Intel Core i5 13600KF
  • Has 8 more physical cores
  • Supports up to 192 GB DDR5-5600 RAM
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
  • Includes an integrated GPU Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)
  • 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 13600KF
vs
Ryzen 5 7600X

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (111th 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 13600KF +19%
16248
Ryzen 5 7600X
13615
File compression 1400 MB/sec 1490 MB/sec
Clang compilation 135.3 Klines/sec 94.7 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 393.9 pages/sec 269.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 437.4 Mpixels/sec 342 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 270.9 pages/sec 308.4 pages/sec
Background blur 66.9 images/sec 66.1 images/sec
Photo processing 141 images/sec 108.1 images/sec
Ray tracing 29.3 Mpixels/sec 20.4 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 664 & 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 13600KF +32%
37326
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 150M 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 2206 Frames/sec 1820 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 28.7B Matrices/sec 24.2B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 4496 & 11881 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i5 13600KF +46%
310.46
Ryzen 5 7600X
213.14

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 9.6 PPW 8.1 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 130 PPW 129.7 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 298.6 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 13600KF
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-01 -> PouryaCinebench 2026630 / 3977
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-11 (Gogy)Cinebench 2024117 / 1290
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-13 (JM)Cinebench 2024116 / 1624
πŸ“˜ 2025-08-22 (Leo)Cinebench 2024116 / 1209
πŸ“˜ 2025-02-10 (Polemiccs)Cinebench 2024126 / 1467
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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 13600KF 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 i5-13600KF -
Integrated GPU No Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 5 7600X - Intel Core i5 13600K
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 5 250KF Plus - AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
Intel CPU rating (#58th 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 (59th and 71st place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics - Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)
GPU Base Clock - 400 MHz
GPU Boost Clock - 2200 MHz
Shading Units - 128
TMUs - 8
ROPs - 4
Execution Units - 2
TGP - 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
See: Radeon Graphics iGPU (Ryzen 7000) benchmarks

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 13600KF 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 13600KF?
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name November 27, 2023 at 08:56 AM
Between the Ryzen 5 and the i5 is that the architecture/nm size of the ryzen is a lot smaller compared to the i5 that has a 10nm process which is a lot less efficient. But performance should be better on the i5 because of the extra cores which means it should be better for productivity, whilst the ryzen has better future upgrade options compared to intel.
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