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AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT vs Intel Core i5-13500. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
07/2020
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
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Q1/2023
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Intel Core i5-13500
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What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT or Intel Core i5-13500? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT has a base frequency of 3.9 GHz. 8 / 16 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 105 W. Released in 2020-07.

Intel Core i5-13500 has a base frequency of 2.50 GHz (5.20 GHz). 14 / 20 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in Q1/2023.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    82 left arrow place

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    124 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    92 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    80 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    91 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    37 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    110 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    173 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    132 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    29 place
  • More number of cores

    6 more cores

    14 left arrow 8
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 2 % higher specified turbo frequency

    4.80 GHz left arrow 4.7 GHz
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    65 W left arrow 105 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-13500 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    422 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
Intel Core i5-13500 Intel Core i5-13500
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 3000 left arrow Intel Core i 13000
  • Family
    Ryzen left arrow 13th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
  • Form Factor
    Desktops / Boxed Processor left arrow -
  • Generation
    3 left arrow 13
  • Predecessor
    - left arrow Intel Core i5-12500
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop
  • Series
    Ryzen 3000 Series left arrow -
  • Processor Number
    - left arrow i5-13500
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • A-Core
    - left arrow 6x Raptor Cove
  • B-Core
    - left arrow 8x Gracemont
  • Base Frequency
    3.9 GHz left arrow -
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow hybrid (big.LITTLE)
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 14
  • CPU Threads
    16 left arrow 20
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Boost Clock
    4.7 GHz left arrow 4.8 GHz
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4.7 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    4.5 GHz left arrow -
  • A-Core Frequency
    - left arrow 2.50 GHz (5.20 GHz)
  • B-Core Frequency
    - left arrow 2.80 GHz (4.00 GHz)
  • E-core Base Clock
    - left arrow 1.8 GHz
  • E-core Max Turbo
    - left arrow 3.5 GHz
  • Efficient Cores
    - left arrow 8
  • P-core Base Clock
    - left arrow 2.5 GHz
  • P-core Max Turbo
    - left arrow 4.8 GHz
  • Performance Cores
    - left arrow 6
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
    None left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 770
  • DirectX Version
    - left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    - left arrow 32
  • Generation
    - left arrow 11
  • GPU Frequency
    - left arrow 300 MHz
  • GPU Turbo
    - left arrow 1550 MHz
  • Graphics Base Frequency
    - left arrow 300 MHz
  • Graphics Output
    - left arrow eDP 1.4b, DP 1.4a, HDMI 2.1
  • Max. displays
    - left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    - left arrow 64 GB
  • Release date
    - left arrow Q4/2021
  • Shader
    - left arrow 256
  • Technology
    - left arrow 10 nm
Hardware codec support

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

  • AV1
    No left arrow Decode
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i5-13500 and AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 192 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4 left arrow Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
  • PCIe
    PCIe 4.0 left arrow 5.0 x 20
  • PCIe lanes
    20 left arrow 20
  • PCIe version
    4.0 left arrow 5.0 and 4.0
  • System Memory Specification
    3200 left arrow -
  • Memory Bandwidth
    - left arrow 89.6 GB/s
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT and Intel Core i5-13500 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Default TDP
    105 W left arrow -
  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    95 °C left arrow 100 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    105 W left arrow 65 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    - left arrow 117 W
  • Maximum Turbo Power
    - left arrow 154 W
  • Processor Base Power (PBP)
    - left arrow 65 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT and Intel Core i5-13500, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Matisse (Zen 2) left arrow Alder Lake S Refresh
  • Codename
    Matisse left arrow Products formerly Raptor Lake
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
  • L2-Cache
    4 MB left arrow Conflicting source values: 11.5 MB (Total cache capacity) | 20 MB
  • L3-Cache
    32 MB left arrow 24 MB
  • Manufacturer product ID (boxed)
    100-100000279WOF left arrow -
  • Operating systems
    Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition / Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit left arrow Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
  • Release date
    07/2020 left arrow Q1/2023
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow FCLGA1700
  • Technology
    TSMC 7nm FinFET left arrow Intel 7 (Manufacturer process designation)
  • Thermal Solution (PIB)
    Not Included left arrow -
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • Cache (manufacturer label)
    - left arrow 24 MB Intel Smart Cache
  • Chip design
    - left arrow Monolithic
  • Marketing Status (manufacturer label)
    - left arrow Launched
  • Use Conditions
    - left arrow PC/Client/Tablet, Workstation

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Shared tests with results for both models: 5

Blender Cycles

Each row uses one Blender version, operating system and compute backend.

Test and settingsAMD Ryzen 7 3800XT Intel Core i5-13500Result difference¹
Blender 4.5.0 / CPU / Windows 186.740974 samples/min Submissions: 13 261.585647 samples/min Submissions: 20 +40.1 %
Blender 4.3.0 / CPU / Windows 180.462869 samples/min Submissions: 5 215.962394 samples/min Submissions: 11 +19.7 %
Blender 4.2.0 / CPU / Windows 181.247539 samples/min Submissions: 8 248.528431 samples/min Submissions: 31 +37.1 %
Blender 4.1.0 / CPU / Windows 195.454238 samples/min Submissions: 6 265.346667 samples/min Submissions: 20 +35.8 %
Blender 4.0.0 / CPU / Windows 193.483552 samples/min Submissions: 13 242.080704 samples/min Submissions: 75 +25.1 %

¹ Difference of the second result relative to the first in that row. No percentage is calculated for different upscaling algorithms. This compares published results, not a universal performance index.

Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT

Intel Core i5-13500

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 17 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
Intel Core i5-13500 7227.73136 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 17 threads / windows
System RAM: 16 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Motherboard: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. / MAG B760 TOMAHAWK WIFI (MS-7D96)
Duration: 138.356 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

RandomX / XMRig 6.24.0 / 1M / 16 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT 7260.107885 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.24.0 / 1M / 16 threads / windows
System RAM: 32 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Motherboard: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. / ROG STRIX B550-E GAMING
Duration: 137.739 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

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