Intel Core i5 13600KF vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600

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

Review

Key Specs Intel Core i5 13600KF and AMD Ryzen 5 5600
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 13600KF
1818
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
1464
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 13600KF
23710
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
10898
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 13600KF
118
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
88
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 13600KF
1268
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
641
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 13600KF
4121
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
3257
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 13600KF
37556
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
21559
Integer Math122.4 GOps/s68.6 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math90.6 GOps/s38.8 GOps/s
Prime Number Search152 M primes/s137 M primes/s
Random String Sort50.9 M strings/s25.9 M strings/s
Data Encryption27 GB/s15.6 GB/s
Data Compression476.9 MB/s251.9 MB/s
Physics2225 frames/s1287 frames/s
Extended Instructions289 M matrices/s17 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 13600KF
2713
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
2091
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 13600KF
16248
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
9081
File Compression1400 MB/s1000 MB/s
Clang Compilation135.3 KLines/s64.3 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser393.9 pages/s191.6 pages/s
PDF Rendering437.4 MP/sec269.6 MP/sec
Text Processing270.9 pages/s217.4 pages/s
Background Blur66.9 frames/s29.5 frames/s
Photo Processing141 frames/s70.7 frames/s
Ray Tracing29.3 MP/sec16.1 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core i5 13600KF
310.46
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
153.47

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 130 PPW 139.7 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 300.4 PPW 331.7 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 10.1 PPW 9.9 PPW
Blender / W 2.48 PPW 2.36 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel AMD
Announced September, 27, 2022 March, 15, 2022
Type PC use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Zen 3 (Vermeer)
Model number i5-13600KF n/a
Integrated GPU No No

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 6 6
Threads 12 12
Frequency 3.5 GHz 3.5 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.1 GHz 4.4 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores8n/a
Threads8n/a
Frequency2.6 GHzn/a
Max Frequency (Turbo)3.9 GHzn/a
General
Cores count146
Threads count2012
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier35x35x
L1 cache80 KB/core64 KB/core
L2 cache2000 KB/core512 KB/core
L3 Cache24 MB total32 MB total
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Package

Process tech. 10 nm 7 nm
Power (TDP) 125 W 65 W
Max TDP (Boost) 181 W n/a
Socket LGA-1700 AM4
Critical temp. 100 °C 90 °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 24

Results

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

Survey

Which CPU would you pick?
9 (60%)
6 (40%)
Total Votes: 15

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