Intel Core i5-13500 vs AMD EPYC 7543

Processor comparisons   12-10-2022
   You may have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests Intel Core i5-13500 vs AMD EPYC 7543 and decide which is better for games or normal use for streaming, rendering, video editing, machine learning, programming. Here is all information from different benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in software tests like Blender, VeraCrypt, DaVinci Resolve Studio, PassMark, Furmark, 3DMark, Blender, Dolphin Emulator, Handbrake, Gears 5, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), MATLAB, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Prime95, SuperPi, WPrime, UserBenchmark, AIDA64, PCMark 10, 7zip, RealBench, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD EPYC 7543 or Intel Core i5-13500.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i5-13500

61%

EPYC 7543

66%

The number of this parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, EPYC 7543 is 7% better than Core i5-13500. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-13500

59%

EPYC 7543

67%

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 the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a little game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Battlefield V, Forza Horizon 4, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Hitman 3, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Metro Exodus, DOTA 2A, League of Legends (LOL), Monster Hunter World, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Half-Life: Alyx, Ghostrunner, NBA 2K20, Control, Horizon Zero Dawn, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	104.0	118.9
Valorant	118.2	135.1
Cyberpunk 2077	66.2	75.7
Apex Legends	111.1	127.0
Call of Duty Warzone	88.6	101.3
Overwatch	95.7	109.5
Red Dead Redemption 2	81.6	93.2
DOOM Eternal	59.1	67.6
Warzone	92.2	105.4
Assassin's Creed	99.3	113.5
Valheim	98.1	112.2

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 computers participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i5-13500

94%

EPYC 7543

20%

To make a finishing resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i5-13500 is more energy efficient than the EPYC 7543 since it has less power consumption: 65W vs. 225W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. It is necessary to calculate 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 plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, machine learning, video rendering or video editing, programming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum efficiency, the CPU turns on all threads and cores that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to work, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i5-13500	AMD EPYC 7543
Cinbench 15 Single-core	336	164
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	3353	6747
Cinbench 20 Single-core	549	307
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	7434	14301
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1895	756
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	21360	37190

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

	Intel Core i5-13500	AMD EPYC 7543
Single-Core	1732	1592
Multi-Core	36394	54553

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

	Intel Core i5-13500	AMD EPYC 7543
Single-Core	1846	1391
Multi-Core	15694	30306

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	Intel Core i5-13500	AMD EPYC 7543
Announcement date	September 23, 2022	March 15, 2021
Type	Desktop	Server
Socket	FCLGA1700	SP3
Core name	Raptor Lake	Milan
Architecture	x86	Zen 3
Generation	13	3
Turbo Frequency	4.8 MHz	3.7 MHz
Frequency	2.5 MHz	2.8 MHz
Cores	14	32
Threads	20	64
Bus rate	16 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	14200 millions	68000 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	225 W
Memory type	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	DDR4
Max. Memory	128 Gb
Memory Frequency	4800	3200
Memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	204.8 GB/s
L1 cache	2 MB
L2 cache	4 MB
L3 cache	20 MB	256MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number		100-000000345 100-100000319WOF

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here EPYC 7543 is 10% better than Core i5-13500 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that EPYC 7543 has 18 more core than Core i5-13500. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-13500 is better: 15
The number of parameters for which AMD EPYC 7543 is better: 21
Although it should be realized that all the figures that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple comparison of these figures. Better to watch the testing video and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Core i5-13500 and AMD EPYC 7543 before deciding which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i5-13500 - all data

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

• Intel Core i5-13500 specs and review.

AMD EPYC 7543 - all data

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

• AMD EPYC 7543 specs and review.