AMD Ryzen 5 3600
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs Intel Core i5-13600K. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q3/2019
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Released
Q4/2022
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Intel Core i5-13600K
Intel Core i5-13600K

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 5 3600 or Intel Core i5-13600K? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 has a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q3/2019.

Intel Core i5-13600K has a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. 14 Cores. Power consumption of 125 W. Released in Q4/2022.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    340 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 6% better clock speed

    3.60 GHz left arrow 3.40 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 125 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 3600 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    212 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    185 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    183 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    191 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    141 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    195 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    369 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    409 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    39 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    127 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    297 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    34 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    About 2.33 times more cores

    14 left arrow 6

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-13600K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    16 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    41 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    25 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    33 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    21 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    33 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    44 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    78 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    483 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    66 place
  • CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)
    5 place
  • CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
    12 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    33 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    27 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Intel Core i5-13600K Intel Core i5-13600K
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop
  • Family
    AMD Ryzen left arrow Intel Core i5
  • Generation
    3 left arrow 13
  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 3000 left arrow Intel Core i 13000
  • Predecessor
    AMD Ryzen 5 2600 left arrow Intel Core i5-12600K
  • Successor
    -- left arrow No
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.60 GHz left arrow 3.40 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 14
  • CPU Threads
    12 left arrow 20
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow hybrid
  • A core
    -- left arrow 6x Raptor Cove / 3.40 GHz (5.30 GHz)
  • B core
    -- left arrow 8x Gracemont / 2.80 GHz (4.00 GHz)
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow Intel Iris Xe Graphics 32
  • GPU frequency
    left arrow 0.40 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow 1.45 GHz
  • Execution units
    left arrow 32
  • Shader
    left arrow 256
  • Max. GPU Memory
    -- left arrow 16 GB
  • Max. displays
    left arrow 4
  • Generation
    left arrow 12
  • DirectX Version
    left arrow 12
  • Technology
    left arrow 10 nm
  • Release date
    left arrow Q4/2022
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode
  • AV1
    No left arrow Decode
  • AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i5-13600K and AMD Ryzen 5 3600. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200 left arrow DDR5-5600
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 5 3600 and Intel Core i5-13600K to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W left arrow 125 W
  • TDP up
    -- left arrow No
  • TDP (PL2)
    -- left arrow 171 W
  • TDP down
    -- left arrow No
  • Tjunction max.
    95 °C left arrow 100 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 5 3600 and AMD Ryzen 5 3600, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
  • L2-Cache
    -- left arrow 20.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    32.00 MB left arrow 24.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Matisse (Zen 2) left arrow Raptor Lake S
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow LGA 1700
  • Release date
    Q3/2019 left arrow Q4/2022

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 5 3600 and Intel Core i5-13600K.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 SC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
1235
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2108
Intel Core i5-13600K
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 MC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows using a multi-core and hyperthreading
9113
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
24420
Intel Core i5-13600K

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