Intel Core i5 13600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i5 13600, vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core i5 13600 and AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
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 13600
1948
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
1541
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 13600
22117
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
11838
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 13600
n/a
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
92
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 13600
n/a
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
607
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 13600
4050
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3363
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 13600
31702
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21869
Integer Math111.1 GOps/s71.4 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math81.9 GOps/s39.5 GOps/s
Prime Number Search108 M primes/s133 M primes/s
Random String Sort42 M strings/s26.3 M strings/s
Data Encryption22.2 GB/s15.7 GB/s
Data Compression383.7 MB/s252.4 MB/s
Physics1778 frames/s1318 frames/s
Extended Instructions231 M matrices/s17 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 13600
2453
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
2173
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 13600
13692
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
9135
File Compression1090 MB/s954.5 MB/s
Clang Compilation114.2 KLines/s66.2 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser346.4 pages/s169 pages/s
PDF Rendering415.8 MP/sec245 MP/sec
Text Processing264.4 pages/s213.5 pages/s
Background Blur61.6 frames/s47.2 frames/s
Photo Processing125.2 frames/s68.8 frames/s
Ray Tracing26.6 MP/sec16 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core i5 13600
292.09
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
156.48

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 210.6 PPW 140.5 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 487.7 PPW 336.4 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W n/a 9.3 PPW
Blender / W 4.49 PPW 2.41 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 i5-13600 n/a
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 770 No

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 6 6
Threads 12 12
Frequency 2.7 GHz 3.7 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5 GHz 4.6 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores8n/a
Threads8n/a
Frequency2.0 GHzn/a
Max Frequency (Turbo)3.7 GHzn/a
General
Cores count146
Threads count2012
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier27x37x
L1 cache80 KB/core64 KB/core
L2 cache1280 KB/core512 KB/core
L3 Cache24 MB total32 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Package

Process tech. 10 nm 7 nm
Power (TDP) 65 W 65 W
Max TDP (Boost) 154 W 88 W
Socket LGA-1700 AM4
Critical temp. 100 °C 95 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type - DDR5-5600
- DDR4-3200
DDR4-3200
Max Size 192 GB 128 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support Yes Yes
Max memory bandwidth 89.6 GB 47.68 GB

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 4.0
Max PCIe Lanes 20 20

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Intel Core i5 13600 the clear winner in this comparison.

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