Intel Core i5 13500 vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i5 13500, vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core i5 13500 and AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 13500
1876
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
1568
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 13500
21007
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
20634
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 13500
n/a
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
93
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 13500
1145
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
1268
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 13500
3871
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
3470
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 13500
31510
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
39047
Integer Math108.5 GOps/s141.3 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math80.4 GOps/s77.7 GOps/s
Prime Number Search102 M primes/s257 M primes/s
Random String Sort43.1 M strings/s51.7 M strings/s
Data Encryption22.5 GB/s31.2 GB/s
Data Compression395.1 MB/s500.6 MB/s
Physics1662 frames/s1998 frames/s
Extended Instructions242 M matrices/s331 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 13500
2451
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
2263
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 13500
12573
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
12701
File Compression930.8 MB/s1170 MB/s
Clang Compilation128.5 KLines/s126 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser277.9 pages/s217.8 pages/s
PDF Rendering395.3 MP/sec362 MP/sec
Text Processing268.6 pages/s232 pages/s
Background Blur58.6 frames/s38.7 frames/s
Photo Processing95.8 frames/s85.1 frames/s
Ray Tracing18.6 MP/sec31.5 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core i5 13500
257.87
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
316.84

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 193.4 PPW 121 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 484.8 PPW 371.9 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 17.6 PPW 12.1 PPW
Blender / W 3.97 PPW 3.02 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel AMD
Announced January, 3, 2023 October, 8, 2020
Type PC use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Zen 3 (Vermeer)
Model number i5-13500 n/a
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 770 No

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 6 12
Threads 12 24
Frequency 2.5 GHz 3.7 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 4.8 GHz 4.8 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores8n/a
Threads8n/a
Frequency1.8 GHzn/a
Max Frequency (Turbo)3.5 GHzn/a
General
Cores count1412
Threads count2024
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier25x37x
L1 cache80 KB/core64 KB/core
L2 cache1280 KB/core512 KB/core
L3 Cache24 MB total64 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Package

Transistor count n/a 4.15 billion
Process tech. 10 nm 7 nm
Power (TDP) 65 W 105 W
Max TDP (Boost) 154 W 142 W
Socket LGA-1700 AM4
Critical temp. 100 °C 90 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
DDR4-3200
Max Size 192 GB 128 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support Yes Yes
Max memory bandwidth 76.8 GB 47.68 GB

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 4.0
Max PCIe Lanes 20 20

Results

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