AMD Ryzen 5 4500 vs Intel Core i5-13600

Processor comparisons 04-02-2023

   If you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a choice after reading the detailed tests AMD Ryzen 5 4500 vs Intel Core i5-13600 and understand which is better for games or normal use for streaming, machine learning, video editing, rendering, programming. Here is useful information from different benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests such as Gears 5, WPrime, GeekBench 6, 5.2, PassMark, UserBenchmark, PCMark 10, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), DaVinci Resolve Studio, Furmark, Prime95, Blender, 7zip, VeraCrypt, Dolphin Emulator, RealBench, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, MATLAB, Blender, Handbrake, 3DMark, AIDA64, SuperPi.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

Rainbow Six Siege
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
Overwatch
Watch Dogs Legion
Grand Theft Auto V
Borderlands 3
DOOM: Eternal
Red Dead Redemption 2
Death Stranding
Valorant
Fallout 76
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Halo Infinite
Apex Legends
Fortnite
Valheim
Last Man Standing
Cyberpunk 2077

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-13600 or AMD Ryzen 5 4500.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Ryzen 5 4500

54%

Core i5-13600

63%

This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i5-13600 is 14% better than Ryzen 5 4500. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 5 4500

54%

Core i5-13600

59%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a small game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: Metro Exodus, Hitman 3, Ghostrunner, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Control, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), NBA 2K20, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, DOTA 2A, Half-Life: Alyx, Forza Horizon 4, Battlefield V, Monster Hunter World, League of Legends (LOL), Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Horizon Zero Dawn.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	95.2	104.2
Valorant	108.2	118.4
Cyberpunk 2077	60.6	66.3
Apex Legends	101.7	111.3
Call of Duty Warzone	81.2	88.8
Overwatch	87.7	95.9
Red Dead Redemption 2	74.7	81.7
DOOM Eternal	54.1	59.2
Warzone	84.4	92.3
Assassin's Creed	90.9	99.5
Valheim	89.8	98.3

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The tested computers not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 5 4500

65%

Core i5-13600

100%

To make a final resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i5-13600 is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 5 4500 as it consumes less power: 65W vs. 65W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to know its TDP. It is necessary to count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, programming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU includes all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum efficiency. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to work, and all the benefit of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 4500	Intel Core i5-13600
Cinbench 15 Single-core	240	383
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1246	3979
Cinbench 20 Single-core	621	637
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	2683	8839
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1605	2241
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	7862	25423

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 4500	Intel Core i5-13600
Single-Core	3427	2048
Multi-Core	15834	43328

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 4500	Intel Core i5-13600
Single-Core	1282	1965
Multi-Core	7095	15871

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. The economy are obvious! It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Ryzen 5 4500	Intel Core i5-13600
Announcement date	April 04, 2022	December 10, 2022
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	FP6	FCLGA1700
Core name	Renoir	Adler Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	2	13
Turbo Frequency	4.1 MHz	4.9 MHz
Frequency	3.6 MHz	3.5 MHz
Cores	6	14
Threads	12	20
Bus rate		16 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	4600 millions	14200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	65 W
Memory type	DDR4	Up to DDR5 5600 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Max. Memory		128 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200	6500
Memory bandwidth		89.6 GB/s
L1 cache		2 MB
L2 cache	3MB	12 MB
L3 cache	8MB	24 MB
Overclocking	Yes	y
Supports ECC	No	Yes
Part number	100-000000644 100-100000644BOX

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 5 4500 is 2% better than Core i5-13600 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-13600 has 8 more core than Ryzen 5 4500. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 4500 is better: 4
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-13600 is better: 32
Although it should be realized that all the number in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of real owners of AMD Ryzen 5 4500 and Intel Core i5-13600 before deciding which of the processors to buy for gaming.

AMD Ryzen 5 4500 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Ryzen 5 4500 specs and review.

Intel Core i5-13600 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i5-13600 specs and review.