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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-13600K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-13600K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900 is 109 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-13600K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 2% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Core i5-13600K - 210 vs 206 FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-13600K - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-13600K - 24 vs 20 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-13600K
- Up to 19% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900 - £275.47 vs £339.98
- Up to 17% better value when playing Horizon Zero Dawn than Ryzen 9 7900 - £1.34 vs £1.62 per FPS
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 Desktop Processor (12-core/24-thread, 76MB cache, up to 5.4 GHz max boost)
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Core i5-13600K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
206
98%
Value, £/FPS
£1.34/FPS
100%
Price, £
£275.47
100%
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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In Stock
Updated 132 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Core i5-13600K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 | vs | Intel Core i5-13600K |
|---|---|---|
Jan 14th, 2023 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Raphael | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 12 | Cores | 14 |
24 | Threads | 20 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
5.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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