EPYC 9655 vs i5-13600KF

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Primary details

Comparing Core i5-13600KF and EPYC 9655 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking215not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation66.88no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesIntel Core i5no data
Power efficiency12.38no data
Architecture codenameRaptor Lake, Raptor Cove, Gracemont (2022)Turin (2024)
Release date27 September 2022 (2 years ago)10 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$294$11,852

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-13600KF and EPYC 9655 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)96
Threads20192
Base clock speed3.5 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz4.5 GHz
Bus typeDMI 4.0no data
Bus rate4 × 16 GT/sno data
Multiplier35no data
L1 cache80K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache24 MB (shared)384 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm4 nm
Die size257 mm212x 70.6 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data99,780 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-13600KF and EPYC 9655 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration12
SocketFCLGA1700SP5
Power consumption (TDP)125 W, 181 Watt400 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-13600KF and EPYC 9655. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Precision Boost 2no data+
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Core i5-13600KF and EPYC 9655 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-13600KF and EPYC 9655 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-13600KF and EPYC 9655. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-5600, DDR4-3200DDR5
Maximum memory size192 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth89.604 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-13600KF and EPYC 9655.

PCIe version5.0 and 4.05.0
PCI Express lanes20128

Pros & cons summary


Recency 27 September 2022 10 October 2024
Physical cores 14 96
Threads 20 192
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 400 Watt

i5-13600KF has 220% lower power consumption.

EPYC 9655, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 585.7% more physical cores and 860% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core i5-13600KF and EPYC 9655. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i5-13600KF is a desktop processor while EPYC 9655 is a server/workstation one.


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