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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-13600K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 9 5900X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 9 5900X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-13600K is 691 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 9 5900X.
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900X
- Up to 12% cheaper than Core i5-13600K - £204.99 vs £232.08
- Up to 4% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Core i5-13600K - £1.36 vs £1.41 per FPS
- 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
Advantages of Core i5-13600K
- Performs up to 9% better in Far Cry 6 than Ryzen 9 5900X - 165 vs 151 FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
151
92%
Value, £/FPS
£1.36/FPS
100%
Price, £
£204.99
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 5900X Desktop Processor
Buy for £204.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 6547 minutes ago
Core i5-13600K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
165
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.41/FPS
96%
Price, £
£232.08
88%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-13600K Desktop Processor 14 cores (6 P-cores + 8 E-cores) 24M Cache, up to 5.1 GHz
Buy for £232.08 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 6547 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i5-13600K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | Core i5-13600K |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 12 | Cores | 14 |
24 | Threads | 20 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 125 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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