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CA$380
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-13600K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-13600K is 1178 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
- Up to 2% cheaper than Core i5-13600K - CA$380.0 vs CA$389.0
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i5-13600K - 95 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-13600K
- Performs up to 18% better in Minecraft than Ryzen 5 3600X - 861 vs 728 FPS
- Up to 13% better value when playing Minecraft than Ryzen 5 3600X - CA$0.45 vs CA$0.52 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600X - 20 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600X doesn't have integrated graphics
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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Core i5-13600K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
861
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.45/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$389
97%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-13600K Desktop Processor 14 cores (6 P-cores + 8 E-cores) 24M Cache, up to 5.1 GHz
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Updated 12434 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 3600X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i5-13600K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X | vs | Intel Core i5-13600K |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Matisse | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 14 |
| 12 | Threads | 20 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 125 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 3600X or Core i5-13600K
Minecraft, 1920 x 1080, High
450 FPS
CA$1.57/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600X
12 GB, 512 GB SSD
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