Intel Core i5-13600 vs AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

Processor comparisons   12-11-2022
   If you are thinking about choosing a CPU, you will be able to make a decision by looking at the Intel Core i5-13600 vs AMD Ryzen 7 3700X tests and understand which is better for games or simple use for rendering, programming, streaming, machine learning, video editing. Here is useful information from real streaming and video editing tests or several benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in software tests like Gears 5, Blender, Furmark, AIDA64, 3DMark, Handbrake, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, VeraCrypt, WPrime, MATLAB, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), 7zip, Dolphin Emulator, DaVinci Resolve Studio, RealBench, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Prime95, PCMark 10, Blender, PassMark, SuperPi, UserBenchmark.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After looking at the data of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 7 3700X or Intel Core i5-13600.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i5-13600

63%

Ryzen 7 3700X

56%

The number of this parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i5-13600 is 11% better than Ryzen 7 3700X. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-13600

59%

Ryzen 7 3700X

55%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	104.2	97.2
Valorant	118.4	110.5
Cyberpunk 2077	66.3	61.9
Apex Legends	111.3	103.8
Call of Duty Warzone	88.8	82.8
Overwatch	95.9	89.5
Red Dead Redemption 2	81.7	76.2
DOOM Eternal	59.2	55.2
Warzone	92.3	86.2
Assassin's Creed	99.5	92.8
Valheim	98.3	91.7

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 i5-13600

100%

Ryzen 7 3700X

68%

To make a finishing choice 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 i5-13600 is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 7 3700X since it has less power consumption: 65W vs. 65W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must 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

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, video rendering or video editing, machine learning, 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 processor uses all threads and cores 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 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

	Intel Core i5-13600	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Cinbench 15 Single-core	383	204
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	3979	2114
Cinbench 20 Single-core	637	501
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	8839	4834
Cinbench 23 Single-core	2241	1294
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	25423	12355

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

	Intel Core i5-13600	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Single-Core	2048	2716
Multi-Core	43328	22880

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

	Intel Core i5-13600	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Single-Core	1965	1339
Multi-Core	15871	9023

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 later the processor is released, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in the newest games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	Intel Core i5-13600	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Announcement date	December 10, 2022	July 07, 2019
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	FCLGA1700	AM4
Core name	Adler Lake	Matisse
Architecture	x86	Zen 2
Generation	13	3
Turbo Frequency	4.9 MHz	4.4 MHz
Frequency	3.5 MHz	3.6 MHz
Cores	14	8
Threads	20	16
Bus rate	16 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	14200 millions	4600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	65 W
Memory type	Up to DDR5 5600 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	DDR4
Max. Memory	128 Gb
Memory Frequency	6500	3200
Memory bandwidth	89.6 GB/s
L1 cache	2 MB	512KB
L2 cache	12 MB	4MB
L3 cache	24 MB	32MB
Overclocking	y	Yes
Supports ECC	Yes	No
Part number		100-000000071 100-100000071BOX 100-100000071MPK

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 7 3700X is 2% better than Core i5-13600 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-13600 has 6 more core than Ryzen 7 3700X. 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 i5-13600 is better: 31
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 7 3700X is better: 5
Although it should be understood that the summary data that you have looked at here do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of of people who bought Intel Core i5-13600 and AMD Ryzen 7 3700X before making a decision which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

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.

• AMD Ryzen 7 3700X specs and review.