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AMD Ryzen 9 7900 vs Intel Core i5-13600. Specifications, performance, tests

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2023-01-14
AMD Ryzen 9 7900
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Intel Core i5-13600
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What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 9 7900 or Intel Core i5-13600? Which processor is faster?

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

AMD Ryzen 9 7900 has a base frequency of 3.7 GHz. 12 / 24 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in 2023-01-14.

Intel Core i5-13600 has a base frequency of 2.70 GHz (5.00 GHz). 14 / 20 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in Q1/2023.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 9 7900 Reasons to consider
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Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 9 7900 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    536 place
  • More number of cores

    2 more cores

    14 left arrow 12

Positions in all rankings

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

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    391 place
  • CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)
    4 place
  • CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
    4 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 AMD Ryzen 9 7900
Intel Core i5-13600 Intel Core i5-13600
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 7000 left arrow Intel Core i 13000
  • Family
    Ryzen left arrow Intel Core i5
  • Form Factor
    Desktops / Boxed Processor left arrow -
  • Generation
    6 left arrow 13
  • Predecessor
    AMD Ryzen 9 5900 left arrow Intel Core i5-12600
  • Segment
    Desktop left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Series
    Ryzen 7000 Series left arrow -
CPU Technical specs

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

  • Base Frequency
    3.7 GHz left arrow -
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow hybrid (big.LITTLE)
  • Core Configuration
    12x left arrow -
  • CPU Cores
    12 left arrow 14
  • CPU Threads
    24 left arrow 20
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Boost Clock
    5.4 GHz left arrow -
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    5.4 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (12 Cores)
    4.8 GHz left arrow -
  • A-Core
    - left arrow 6x Raptor Cove
  • A-Core Frequency
    - left arrow 2.70 GHz (5.00 GHz)
  • B-Core
    - left arrow 8x Gracemont
  • B-Core Frequency
    - left arrow 1.80 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.

  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    2 left arrow 32
  • Generation
    9 left arrow 11
  • GPU Frequency
    2200 MHz left arrow 300 MHz
  • GPU name
    AMD Radeon Graphics left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 770
  • GPU Turbo
    2200 MHz left arrow 1500 MHz
  • Graphics Cores
    2 left arrow -
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    8 GB left arrow 64 GB
  • Release date
    Q3/2022 left arrow Q4/2021
  • Shader
    128 left arrow 256
  • Technology
    5 nm 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
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i5-13600 and AMD Ryzen 9 7900. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory Bandwidth
    83.2 GB/s left arrow 89.6 GB/s
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2 (Dual Channel)
  • Memory type
    DDR5 left arrow DDR5-5600
  • PCIe
    PCIe 5.0 left arrow 5.0 x 20
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 9 7900 and Intel Core i5-13600 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
    65 W left arrow -
  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    95 °C left arrow 100 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    65 W left arrow 65 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    - left arrow 117 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 9 7900 and Intel Core i5-13600, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Raphael (Zen 4) left arrow Alder Lake S Refresh
  • Chip design
    Chiplet left arrow Monolithic
  • Codename
    Raphael AM5 left arrow -
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
  • L2-Cache
    12 MB left arrow 20 MB
  • L3-Cache
    64 MB left arrow 24 MB
  • Operating systems
    Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux left arrow Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
  • Release date
    2023-01-14 left arrow Q1/2023
  • Release price
    429 $ left arrow -
  • Socket
    AM5 left arrow LGA 1700
  • Technology
    TSMC 5nm FinFET left arrow 10 nm
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs
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 9 7900

More results: 7

Intel Core i5-13600

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 / 10M / 24 threads / linux

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 15889.384461 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 10M / 24 threads / linux
System RAM: 64 GB
OS: Linux x86_64
Motherboard: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. / ROG STRIX B650E-F GAMING WIFI
Duration: 629.351 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 9 7900 and Intel Core i5-13600.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games

Higher values are better in this metric.

563.000000
AMD Ryzen 9 7900
768.000000
Intel Core i5-13600

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