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Intel Core i5-13600KF vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q4/2022
Intel Core i5-13600KF
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2018-08-13
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

What's the best choice Intel Core i5-13600KF or AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Core i5-13600KF has a base frequency of 3.50 GHz (5.10 GHz). 14 / 20 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 125 W. Released in Q4/2022.

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX has a base frequency of 3 GHz. 32 / 64 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 250 W. Released in 2018-08-13.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    29 left arrow place
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    125 W left arrow 250 W

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    14 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    34 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    15 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    27 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    9 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    29 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    37 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    36 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    25 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    23 left arrow place
  • More number of cores

    18 more cores

    32 left arrow 14

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    220 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    15 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    285 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    19 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    221 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    9 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    407 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    30 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    20 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    4 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    42 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    18 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    110 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i5-13600KF Intel Core i5-13600KF
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 13000 left arrow AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2000
  • Family
    Intel Core i5 left arrow Ryzen Threadripper
  • Generation
    13 left arrow 2
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i5-12600KF left arrow -
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Form Factor
    - left arrow Desktops / Boxed Processor
  • Series
    - left arrow Ryzen Threadripper 2000 Series
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
    6x Raptor Cove left arrow -
  • A-Core Frequency
    3.50 GHz (5.10 GHz) left arrow -
  • B-Core
    8x Gracemont left arrow -
  • B-Core Frequency
    2.60 GHz (3.90 GHz) left arrow -
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    14 left arrow 32
  • CPU Threads
    20 left arrow 64
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Base Frequency
    - left arrow 3 GHz
  • Max. Boost Clock
    - left arrow 4.2 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    - left arrow 4.2 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (32 Cores)
    - left arrow 3 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
    None left arrow None
Hardware codec support

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

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

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX and Intel Core i5-13600KF. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow -
  • Memory Bandwidth
    89.6 GB/s left arrow -
  • Memory channels
    2 (Dual Channel) left arrow 4
  • Memory type
    DDR5-5600 left arrow DDR4
  • PCIe
    5.0 x 20 left arrow PCIe 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    - left arrow 64
  • PCIe version
    - left arrow 3.0
  • System Memory Specification
    - left arrow 2933
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-13600KF and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX 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 left arrow 68 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    125 W left arrow 250 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    181 W left arrow -
  • Default TDP
    - left arrow 250 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-13600KF and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Raptor Lake S left arrow Colfax (Zen+)
  • Chip design
    Monolithic left arrow -
  • Documents
    Technical data sheet left arrow -
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L2-Cache
    20 MB left arrow 16 MB
  • L3-Cache
    24 MB left arrow 64 MB
  • Operating systems
    Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux left arrow Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
  • Release date
    Q4/2022 left arrow 2018-08-13
  • Release price
    294 $ left arrow -
  • Socket
    LGA 1700 left arrow sTR4
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 12nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • Codename
    - left arrow Colfax
  • L1-Cache
    - left arrow 3 MB
  • Manufacturer product ID (boxed)
    - left arrow YD299XAZAFWOF
  • Manufacturer product ID (tray)
    - left arrow YD299XAZUIHAF
  • Thermal Solution (PIB)
    - left arrow Not Included

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Shared tests with results for both models: 4

Blender Cycles

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

Test and settingsIntel Core i5-13600KF AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WXResult difference¹
Blender 4.5.0 / CPU / Windows 295.836412 samples/min Submissions: 41 446.074439 samples/min Submissions: 6 +50.8 %
Blender 4.3.0 / CPU / Windows 279.288287 samples/min Submissions: 36 449.146155 samples/min Submissions: 7 +60.8 %
Blender 4.2.0 / CPU / Windows 278.048032 samples/min Submissions: 54 451.203351 samples/min Submissions: 8 +62.3 %
Blender 4.0.0 / CPU / Windows 291.820849 samples/min Submissions: 85 373.676417 samples/min Submissions: 10 +28.0 %

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.

Intel Core i5-13600KF

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

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 / 20 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
Intel Core i5-13600KF 9286.948123 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 20 threads / windows
System RAM: 32 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Motherboard: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. / PRIME B760-PLUS
Duration: 107.678 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

RandomX / XMRig 6.25.0 / 1M / 32 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX 9527.892906 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.25.0 / 1M / 32 threads / windows
System RAM: 32 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Motherboard: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. / X399 AORUS XTREME-CF
Duration: 104.955 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 Intel Core i5-13600KF and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX.

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

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

Higher values are better in this metric.

2026.000000
Intel Core i5-13600KF
1103.000000
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

24525.000000
Intel Core i5-13600KF
33213.000000
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

775.000000
Intel Core i5-13600KF
398.000000
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

9329.000000
Intel Core i5-13600KF
11463.000000
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

290.000000
Intel Core i5-13600KF
174.000000
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

3652.000000
Intel Core i5-13600KF
5189.000000
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

1914.000000
Intel Core i5-13600KF
1020.000000
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

16227.000000
Intel Core i5-13600KF
17204.000000
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks

Higher values are better in this metric.

38275.000000
Intel Core i5-13600KF
23226.000000
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

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