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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-13500 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 5900X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-13500 is 790 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 5900X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-13500 - 24 vs 20 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-13500
- Performs up to 2% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Ryzen 9 5900X - 331 vs 326 FPS
- Up to 7% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - $244.85 vs $261.99
- Up to 8% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than Ryzen 9 5900X - $0.74 vs $0.8 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Forza Horizon 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Core i5-13500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
331
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.74/FPS
100%
Price, $
$244.85
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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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Updated 116 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i5-13500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | Intel Core i5-13500 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| 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 | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5900X or Core i5-13500
Forza Horizon 4, 1920 x 1080, Max
172 FPS
$5.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-13500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$869.99
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278 FPS
$10.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,799.99
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277 FPS
$7.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,108
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202 FPS
$8.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,669.99
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278 FPS
$9.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,527.3
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240 FPS
$7.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,699.99
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240 FPS
$9.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,249.99
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278 FPS
$10.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,899
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226 FPS
$6.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,569.99
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266 FPS
$7.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$2,099.99
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