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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-13500 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 2600X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-13500 is 1721 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
- Up to 59% cheaper than Core i5-13500 - $99.97 vs $244.85
- Up to 44% better value when playing Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Core i5-13500 - $0.88 vs $1.58 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-13500
- Performs up to 36% better in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Ryzen 5 2600X - 155 vs 114 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 2600X - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 2600X - 20 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 2600X doesn't have integrated graphics
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
114
73%
Value, $/FPS
$0.88/FPS
100%
Price, $
$99.97
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X CPU Used 6-Core 12-Thread Desktop Processor 3.6 GHz 16M 95W Socket AM4
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Intel Core i5-13500 Desktop Processor 14 cores (6 P-cores + 8 E-cores) 24MB Cache, up to 4.8 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Core i5-13500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X | vs | Intel Core i5-13500 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 14 |
| 12 | Threads | 20 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 12 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 2600X or Core i5-13500
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, 1920 x 1080, Very High
39 FPS
$22.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-13500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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2 FPS
$500/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 2600X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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