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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-13500 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 3600X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-13500 is 1277 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
- Up to 14% cheaper than Core i5-13500 - $210.0 vs $244.85
- Up to 9% better value when playing Sons Of The Forest than Core i5-13500 - $2.02 vs $2.21 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-13500
- Performs up to 7% better in Sons Of The Forest than Ryzen 5 3600X - 111 vs 104 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 3600X - 65 vs 95 Watts
- 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
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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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
Ultra
Ryzen 5 3600X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i5-13500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X | vs | Intel Core i5-13500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| 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 | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 3600X or Core i5-13500
Sons Of The Forest, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
41 FPS
$21.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-13500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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46 FPS
$24.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,124.99
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40 FPS
$31.23/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600X
8 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,249
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28 FPS
$71.39/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3600X
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,999
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