Intel Core i5-13600 vs AMD Ryzen 7 9700X. Specifications, performance, tests

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

• CPU group
  Intel Core i 13000 -
• Family
  Intel Core i5 Ryzen
• Generation
  13 -
• Predecessor
  Intel Core i5-12600 -
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop
• Form Factor
  - Desktops / Boxed Processor
• Series
  - Ryzen 9000 Series

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

• A-Core
  6x Raptor Cove -
• A-Core Frequency
  2.70 GHz (5.00 GHz) -
• B-Core
  8x Gracemont -
• B-Core Frequency
  1.80 GHz (4.00 GHz) -
• Core architecture
  hybrid (big.LITTLE) -
• CPU Cores
  14 8
• CPU Threads
  20 16
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  Yes -
• Overclocking
  No Yes
• Base Frequency
  - 3.8 GHz
• Max. Boost Clock
  - 5.5 GHz
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  - 5.5 GHz

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 -
• Execution units
  32 -
• Generation
  11 -
• GPU Frequency
  300 MHz 2200 MHz
• GPU name
  Intel UHD Graphics 770 AMD Radeon Graphics
• GPU Turbo
  1500 MHz -
• Max. displays
  3 -
• Max. GPU Memory
  64 GB -
• Release date
  Q4/2021 -
• Shader
  256 -
• Technology
  10 nm -
• Graphics Cores
  - 2

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

• AV1
  Decode -
• H.264 / AVC
  Decode / Encode -
• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode -
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode -
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode -
• VC-1
  Decode -
• VP8
  Decode / Encode -
• VP9
  Decode / Encode -

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 7 9700X and Intel Core i5-13600. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• ECC
  Yes -
• Max. Memory
  128 GB -
• Memory Bandwidth
  89.6 GB/s -
• Memory channels
  2 (Dual Channel) 2
• Memory type
  DDR5-5600 DDR5
• PCIe
  5.0 x 20 PCIe 5.0

• AES-NI
  Yes -

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-13600 and AMD Ryzen 7 9700X Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

• Maximum Operating Temperature
  100 °C 95 °C
• TDP (PL1, legacy label)
  65 W -
• TDP (PL2)
  117 W -
• Default TDP
  - 65 W
• TDP (PL1 / PBP, legacy combined label)
  - 65 W

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-13600 and AMD Ryzen 7 9700X, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Architecture
  Alder Lake S Refresh Zen 5
• Chip design
  Monolithic -
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) -
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ -
• L2-Cache
  20 MB 8 MB
• L3-Cache
  24 MB 32 MB
• Operating systems
  Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux -
• Release date
  Q1/2023 2024-08-08
• Socket
  LGA 1700 AM5
• Technology
  10 nm TSMC 4nm FinFET
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d -
• Codename
  - Granite Ridge AM5
• I/O die process
  - TSMC 6nm FinFET