Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-13600K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 9 5900X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-13600K is 691 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 9 5900X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-13600K
- Performs up to 32% better in Cities: Skylines II than Ryzen 9 5900X - 74 vs 56 FPS
- Up to 18% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Ryzen 9 5900X - £3.79 vs £4.64 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Up to 7% cheaper than Core i5-13600K - £259.98 vs £280.13
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i5-13600K - 105 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-13600K - 24 vs 20 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
74
100%
Value, £/FPS
£3.79/FPS
100%
Price, £
£280.13
92%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for £280.13 on Amazon
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Updated 8478 minutes ago
Buy for £259.98 on Amazon
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Updated 8478 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-13600K | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5900X |
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Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
Raptor Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
14 | Cores | 12 |
20 | Threads | 24 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 105 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |