intel core i5 13600k vs amd ryzen 5 5600x

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We compared two CPUs Intel Core i5 13600K (Desktop) 14-cores against AMD Ryzen 5 5600X (Desktop) 6-cores. In this comparison page, we check which of these two processor has better performance in benchmark results, Games, architecture, price and other useful information.

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved

Key Differences

What are the key differences between Intel Core i5 13600K and AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Advantages of Intel Core i5 13600K
  • Newer released 2 years later
  • Has 8 more physical cores
  • Around 38.4 GB/s (43%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • 10% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.1 GHz vs 4.6 GHz)
  • Newer PCI Express version – 5
  • Supports up to 192 GB DDR5 RAM
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
  • Consumes up to 64% less energy than the Intel Core i5 13600K – 65 vs 181 Watt
  • Has 8 MB larger L3 cache size

Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs in benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
1997
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
23329
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
4162
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
38205
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
2691
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
15990

Specifications

Full technical specification of core i5 13600k and ryzen 5 5600x

General

Intel Core i5 13600K AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Vendor Intel AMD
Released September 27 2022 October 8 2020
Type Desktop Desktop
instruction set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake, Raptor Cove, Gracemont Vermeer
Socket FCLGA1700 AM4
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770 -

Performance

Intel Core i5 13600K AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Cores 14 6
Threads 20 12
Base Frequency 3.5 GHz 3.7 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency 5.1 GHz 4.6 GHz
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 2 MB (per core) 512K (per core)
L3 Cache 24 MB (shared) 32 MB
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Power

Intel Core i5 13600K AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Fabrication process Intel 7 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125-181 W 65 W
Max. temperature 100°C °C

Memory support

Intel Core i5 13600K AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Memory types DDR5, DDR4 DDR4-3200
Memory Size 192 GB 128 GB
Max. Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 89.6 GB/s 51.196 GB/s
ECC Support Yes No

iGPU

Intel Core i5 13600K AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 770 -
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1.5 MHz MHz
Shading Units 256
TMUs 16
ROPs 8
Execution Units 32
TGP 15 W W
iGPU FLOPS
0.78 TFLOPS
TFLOPS

Misc

Intel Core i5 13600K AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Official site Intel Core i5 13600K official page AMD Ryzen 5 5600X official page
PCI Express Version 5 4
PCI Express Lanes 20

Comments

So which CPU will you choose: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X or Intel Core i5 13600K?