Intel Core i5-13600KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-13600KF and AMD Ryzen 9 5900 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Core i5-13600KF

AMD Ryzen 9 5900

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-13600KF

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 8 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 12
Around 9% higher clock speed: 5.10 GHz vs 4.7 GHz
Around 46% 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 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4139 vs 3449
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 37886 vs 34392

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	27 Sep 2022 vs 12 Jan 2021
Number of cores	14 vs 12
Maximum frequency	5.10 GHz vs 4.7 GHz
L1 cache	1120 KB vs 768 KB
L2 cache	28 MB vs 6 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	4139 vs 3449
PassMark - CPU mark	37886 vs 34392

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 5900

4 more threads: 24 vs 20
Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt

Number of threads	24 vs 20
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-13600KF
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 9 5900

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4139

3449

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

37886

34392

Name	Intel Core i5-13600KF	AMD Ryzen 9 5900
PassMark - Single thread mark	4139	3449
PassMark - CPU mark	37886	34392
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	10318

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-13600KF	AMD Ryzen 9 5900
Essentials
Architecture codename	Raptor Lake	Zen 3
Launch date	27 Sep 2022	12 Jan 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$304
Place in performance rating	217	207
Processor Number	i5-13600KF
Series	13th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
OPN Tray		100-000000062
Performance
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)	24 MB
L1 cache	1120 KB	768 KB
L2 cache	28 MB	6 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C
Maximum frequency	5.10 GHz	4.7 GHz
Number of cores	14	12
Number of threads	20	24
Base frequency		3.0 GHz
L3 cache		64 MB
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	89.6 GB/s	51.196 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 5600 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	DDR4-3200
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	FCLGA1700	FP6
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20
PCI Express revision	5.0 and 4.0	4.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
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
AMD SenseMI
AMD StoreMI technology
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)