Intel Core i5-13500H vs AMD Ryzen 5 6600U

Processor comparisons 29-01-2023

   You may have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the full tests Intel Core i5-13500H vs AMD Ryzen 5 6600U and understand which is better for games or normal use for rendering, machine learning, streaming, video editing, programming. Here you can find all information from various benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A careful review of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special test applications like Blender, WPrime, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, 3DMark, AIDA64, UserBenchmark, Furmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, RealBench, GeekBench 6, 5.2, MATLAB, SuperPi, PCMark 10, Handbrake, Prime95, 7zip, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Dolphin Emulator, VeraCrypt, Blender, PassMark, Gears 5.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 5 6600U or Intel Core i5-13500H.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i5-13500H

57%

Ryzen 5 6600U

57%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-13500H

56%

Ryzen 5 6600U

54%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. 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, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Shadow of the Tomb Raider, DOTA 2A, Control, Forza Horizon 4, Metro Exodus, Battlefield V, Horizon Zero Dawn, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), NBA 2K20, Hitman 3, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Ghostrunner, Monster Hunter World, League of Legends (LOL), Half-Life: Alyx.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	99.0	96.0
Valorant	112.5	109.1
Cyberpunk 2077	63.0	61.1
Apex Legends	105.7	102.5
Call of Duty Warzone	84.4	81.8
Overwatch	91.1	88.3
Red Dead Redemption 2	77.6	75.3
DOOM Eternal	56.2	54.5
Warzone	87.7	85.1
Assassin's Creed	94.5	91.6
Valheim	93.4	90.5

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. 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

Core i5-13500H

123%

Ryzen 5 6600U

313%

To make a final decision 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 Ryzen 5 6600U is more energy efficient than the Core i5-13500H as it consumes less power: 45W vs. 15W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. 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

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, video editing or video rendering, programming, streaming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum efficiency, the CPU uses all cores and threads that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the advantages 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

	Intel Core i5-13500H	AMD Ryzen 5 6600U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	249	226
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2288	2178
Cinbench 20 Single-core	393	525
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	5045	4771
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1302	1356
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	14449	12138

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

	Intel Core i5-13500H	AMD Ryzen 5 6600U
Single-Core	1193	2902
Multi-Core	24604	23998

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

	Intel Core i5-13500H	AMD Ryzen 5 6600U
Single-Core	1670	1412
Multi-Core	10773	7815

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 in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	Intel Core i5-13500H	AMD Ryzen 5 6600U
Announcement date	January 21, 2023	January 09, 2022
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FCBGA1744	FP7
Core name	Raptor Lake	Rembrandt
Architecture	x86	Zen 3+
Generation	13	6
Turbo Frequency	4.7 MHz	4.5 MHz
Frequency	3.5 MHz	2.9 MHz
Cores	12	6
Threads	16	12
Bus rate	16 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	6 nm
Transistors count	14200 millions	10200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	45 W	15 W
Memory type	Up to DDR5 5200 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s	DDR5
Max. Memory	64 Gb
Memory Frequency	6500	3200
Memory bandwidth	64 GB/s
L1 cache	2 MB	384KB
L2 cache	6 MB	3MB
L3 cache	18 MB	16MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	Expansion Options	FP7:100-000000536 FP7r2:100-000000548

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i5-13500H is 17% better than Ryzen 5 6600U in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-13500H has 6 more core than Ryzen 5 6600U. 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 i5-13500H is better: 31
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 6600U is better: 6
However, it should be understood that all the figures that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch the video tests and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Core i5-13500H and AMD Ryzen 5 6600U before making a selection which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

Intel Core i5-13500H - all data

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

• Intel Core i5-13500H specs and review.

AMD Ryzen 5 6600U - all data

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

• AMD Ryzen 5 6600U specs and review.