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Intel Core i5-13490F vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q2/2023
Intel Core i5-13490F
Intel Core i5-13490F
Released
Q4/2020
Overall score
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

What's the best choice Intel Core i5-13490F or AMD Ryzen 5 5600X? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Core i5-13490F has a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz (4.80 GHz). 10 / 16 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q2/2023.

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

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    545 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    4 times more cores

    10 left arrow 6

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-13490F CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    37 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    350 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    4 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1000 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    489 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    3 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    250 place
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 (4.80 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

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i5-13490F Intel Core i5-13490F
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
CPU family and group

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

  • Family
    Intel Core i5 left arrow AMD Ryzen
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 13000 left arrow AMD Ryzen 5000
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Generation
    13 left arrow 4
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i5-12490F left arrow AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
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.

  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow normal
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
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 no iGPU
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
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 No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 5 5600X and Intel Core i5-13490F. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR5-4800 left arrow DDR4-3200
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 (Dual Channel) left arrow 2
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-13490F and AMD Ryzen 5 5600X to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

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

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-13490F and Intel Core i5-13490F, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1700 left arrow AM4
  • L2-Cache
    9.50 MB left arrow 3.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    24.00 MB left arrow 32.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Alder Lake S Refresh left arrow Vermeer (Zen 3)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • 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
  • Release date
    Q2/2023 left arrow Q4/2020
  • Part Number
    -- left arrow 100-000000065

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i5-13490F and AMD Ryzen 5 5600X.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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
1872
Intel Core i5-13490F
1572
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
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
10750
Intel Core i5-13490F
11268
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
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
1834
Intel Core i5-13490F
1572
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
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
11204
Intel Core i5-13490F
8420
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

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