AMD Ryzen 5 8600G vs Intel Core i5-13600K

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 8600G and Intel Core i5-13600K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 8600G

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 4 nm vs 7 nm
  • Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt
Launch date 8 Jan 2024 vs 27 Sep 2022
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Manufacturing process technology 4 nm vs 7 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 125 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-13600K

  • 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 6
  • 8 more threads: 20 vs 12
  • Around 2% higher clock speed: 5.10 GHz vs 5 GHz
  • Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95°C
  • 2.9x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 4.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4138 vs 3888
  • Around 49% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 37938 vs 25397
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 14 vs 6
Number of threads 20 vs 12
Maximum frequency 5.10 GHz vs 5 GHz
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 95°C
L1 cache 1120 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 28 MB vs 1 MB (per core)
L3 cache 24 MB vs 16 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 4138 vs 3888
PassMark - CPU mark 37938 vs 25397

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 8600G
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-13600K

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3888
4138
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
25397
37938
Name AMD Ryzen 5 8600G Intel Core i5-13600K
PassMark - Single thread mark 3888 4138
PassMark - CPU mark 25397 37938
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 10286

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 8600G Intel Core i5-13600K

Essentials

Launch date 8 Jan 2024 27 Sep 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $229 $329
Place in performance rating 219 178
Architecture codename Raptor Lake
Processor Number i5-13600K
Series 13th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Vertical segment Desktop

Performance

Base frequency 4.3 GHz
Die size 178 mm²
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 1120 KB
L2 cache 1 MB (per core) 28 MB
L3 cache 16 MB (shared) 24 MB
Manufacturing process technology 4 nm 7 nm
Maximum core temperature 95°C 100°C
Maximum frequency 5 GHz 5.10 GHz
Number of cores 6 14
Number of threads 12 20
Transistor count 25,000 million
Unlocked
64 bit support

Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR5 Up to DDR5 5600 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 89.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 128 GB

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 45 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM5 FCLGA1700
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 125 Watt

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 4, 20 Lanes, (CPU only) Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4
Max number of PCIe lanes 20
PCI Express revision 5.0 and 4.0
Scalability 1S Only

Graphics

Device ID 0xA780
Execution Units 32
Graphics base frequency 300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.50 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel UHD Graphics 770

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 4

Graphics image quality

Max resolution over DisplayPort 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.5

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)