Intel Core i5-13500HX vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX

Processor comparisons 29-01-2023

   You may have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests Intel Core i5-13500HX vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX and decide which is better for games or simple use for programming, rendering, video editing, streaming, machine learning. Here you can find all information from various benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A careful 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 synthetic type tests like Furmark, Prime95, GeekBench 6, 5.2, 7zip, Gears 5, UserBenchmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, AIDA64, Handbrake, WPrime, VeraCrypt, 3DMark, SuperPi, RealBench, Blender, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Blender, PassMark, PCMark 10, Dolphin Emulator, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, MATLAB.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX or Intel Core i5-13500HX.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i5-13500HX

58%

Ryzen 9 5900HX

57%

This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i5-13500HX is 1% better than Ryzen 9 5900HX. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-13500HX

57%

Ryzen 9 5900HX

55%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	101.1	97.6
Valorant	114.9	110.9
Cyberpunk 2077	64.3	62.1
Apex Legends	108.0	104.3
Call of Duty Warzone	86.2	83.2
Overwatch	93.0	89.9
Red Dead Redemption 2	79.3	76.5
DOOM Eternal	57.4	55.5
Warzone	89.6	86.5
Assassin's Creed	96.5	93.2
Valheim	95.3	92.1

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 i5-13500HX

173%

Ryzen 9 5900HX

115%

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 i5-13500HX is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 9 5900HX as it consumes less power: 38W vs. 45W. 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 machine learning, programming, streaming, video rendering or video editing, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the processor uses all cores and threads that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account 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 i5-13500HX	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
Cinbench 15 Single-core	279	223
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2710	2160
Cinbench 20 Single-core	451	571
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	5999	5536
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1535	1344
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	17212	12051

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

	Intel Core i5-13500HX	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
Single-Core	1406	3340
Multi-Core	29320	23829

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

	Intel Core i5-13500HX	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
Single-Core	1975	1561
Multi-Core	12829	9439

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. 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 even in the newest games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i5-13500HX	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
Announcement date	December 12, 2022	January 12, 2021
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FCBGA1744	FP6
Core name	Raptor Lake	Vermeer
Architecture	x86	Zen 3
Generation	13	3
Turbo Frequency	4.8 MHz	4.6 MHz
Frequency	2.4 MHz	3.3 MHz
Cores	14	8
Threads	20	16
Bus rate	16 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	14200 millions	9400 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	38 W	45 W
Memory type	DDR4 3200 MT/s	DDR4 - Up to 3200MHz
Max. Memory	64 Gb
Memory Frequency	6500
Memory bandwidth	64 GB/s
L1 cache	2 MB
L2 cache	6 MB	4MB
L3 cache	44 MB	16MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	Yes	No
Part number		100-000000300

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 9 5900HX is 27% better than Core i5-13500HX in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-13500HX has 6 more core than Ryzen 9 5900HX. 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 i5-13500HX is better: 34
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX is better: 4
Although it should be understood that all the figures in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch the testing video and read the reviews of of people who bought Intel Core i5-13500HX and AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX before deciding which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i5-13500HX - all data

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

• Intel Core i5-13500HX specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX specs and review.