AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs Intel Core i5-13500. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q4/2020
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Released
Q1/2023
Overall score
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Intel Core i5-13500
Intel Core i5-13500

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 5 5600X or Intel Core i5-13500? Which processor is faster?

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

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X has a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q4/2020.

Intel Core i5-13500 has a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz (5.20 GHz). 14 / 20 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q1/2023.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    153 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 32% better clock speed

    3.70 GHz left arrow 2.50 GHz (5.20 GHz)

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 5600X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    86 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    160 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    68 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    140 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    35 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    149 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    192 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    301 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    43 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    193 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    132 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    441 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 i5-13500 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    36 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    349 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    40 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    41 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    999 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    461 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    78 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    44 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Intel Core i5-13500 Intel Core i5-13500
CPU family and group

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

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    AMD Ryzen left arrow Intel Core i5
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 13
  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 5000 left arrow Intel Core i 13000
  • Predecessor
    AMD Ryzen 5 3600X left arrow Intel Core i5-12500
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.

  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow hybrid (big.LITTLE)
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 UHD Graphics 770
  • GPU frequency
    left arrow 0.30 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow 1.45 GHz
  • Execution units
    left arrow 32
  • Shader
    left arrow 256
  • Max. GPU Memory
    -- left arrow 64 GB
  • Max. displays
    left arrow 3
  • Generation
    left arrow 11
  • Technology
    left arrow 10 nm
  • Release date
    left arrow Q4/2021
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 / Encode
  • 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 i5-13500 and AMD Ryzen 5 5600X. 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 (Dual Channel)
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 5 5600X and Intel Core i5-13500 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W left arrow 65 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    -- left arrow 117 W
  • Tjunction max.
    95 °C left arrow 100 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 5 5600X and AMD Ryzen 5 5600X, 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
    3.00 MB left arrow 20.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    32.00 MB left arrow 24.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Vermeer (Zen 3) left arrow Alder Lake S Refresh
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow LGA 1700
  • Release date
    Q4/2020 left arrow Q1/2023
  • Part Number
    100-000000065 left arrow --

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 5 5600X and Intel Core i5-13500.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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