Intel Core i7-13790F vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600

Processor comparisons   09-02-2023
   If you are thinking about choosing a processor, you will be able to make a decision after reading the full tests Intel Core i7-13790F vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600 and see which is better for games or normal use for video editing, streaming, programming, rendering, machine learning. Here you can find useful information from real streaming and video editing tests or different benchmarks. A careful review of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests like RealBench, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Blender, 7zip, Furmark, VeraCrypt, PCMark 10, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Blender, WPrime, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Prime95, Gears 5, UserBenchmark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), MATLAB, SuperPi, PassMark, AIDA64, Dolphin Emulator, Handbrake, 3DMark.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 5 5600 or Intel Core i7-13790F.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i7-13790F

65%

Ryzen 5 5600

56%

This value shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i7-13790F is 13% better than Ryzen 5 5600. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i7-13790F

61%

Ryzen 5 5600

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 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 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: Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Forza Horizon 4, Metro Exodus, Horizon Zero Dawn, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), League of Legends (LOL), Ghostrunner, Half-Life: Alyx, Battlefield V, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Hitman 3, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Monster Hunter World, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Control, NBA 2K20, DOTA 2A, Microsoft Flight Simulator.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	108.4	97.5
Valorant	123.2	110.8
Cyberpunk 2077	69.0	62.0
Apex Legends	115.8	104.1
Call of Duty Warzone	92.4	83.1
Overwatch	99.8	89.7
Red Dead Redemption 2	85.0	76.4
DOOM Eternal	61.6	55.4
Warzone	96.1	86.4
Assassin's Creed	103.5	93.0
Valheim	102.3	91.9

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 video cards and different amounts of RAM. 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 get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i7-13790F

107%

Ryzen 5 5600

86%

To make a final decision 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 i7-13790F is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 5 5600 as it consumes less power: 65W vs. 65W. Power consumption is particularly 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

Let's say you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, video rendering or video editing, streaming, programming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU turns on all threads and cores 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 make sure that the program 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 run, 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 i7-13790F	AMD Ryzen 5 5600
Cinbench 15 Single-core	470	258
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	4751	1999
Cinbench 20 Single-core	770	609
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	10536	4634
Cinbench 23 Single-core	2680	1593
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	30282	11456

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

	Intel Core i7-13790F	AMD Ryzen 5 5600
Single-Core	2451	3404
Multi-Core	51601	22494

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

	Intel Core i7-13790F	AMD Ryzen 5 5600
Single-Core	2095	1680
Multi-Core	20045	9288

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. 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, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in the newest games. The savings are obvious! Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i7-13790F	AMD Ryzen 5 5600
Announcement date	February 07, 2023	April 04, 2022
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	FCLGA1700	AM4
Core name	Raptor Lake	Vermeer
Architecture	x86	Zen 3
Generation	13	5
Turbo Frequency	5.2 MHz	4.4 MHz
Frequency	4.1 MHz	3.5 MHz
Cores	16	6
Threads	24	12
Bus rate	16 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	14200 millions	4800 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	384KB
L2 cache	24 MB	3MB
L3 cache	33 MB	32MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	Yes	No
Part number		100-000000927 100-100000927BOX

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i7-13790F is 14% better than Ryzen 5 5600 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i7-13790F has 10 more core than Ryzen 5 5600. 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 i7-13790F is better: 33
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 5600 is better: 4
However, it should be realized that all the figures in the table above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch the testing video and read the opinion of of people who bought Intel Core i7-13790F and AMD Ryzen 5 5600 before making a choice which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

Intel Core i7-13790F - all data

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

• Intel Core i7-13790F specs and review.

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 - all data

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

• AMD Ryzen 5 5600 specs and review.