i5-13600KF vs Ryzen 5 4500

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 4500
2022
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
10.14
Core i5-13600KF
2022
14 cores / 20 threads, 125 Watt
23.78
+135%

Core i5-13600KF outperforms Ryzen 5 4500 by a whopping 135% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 4500 and Core i5-13600KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking768216
Place by popularity44not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data66.83
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Core i5
Power efficiency14.7612.43
Architecture codenameRenoir (2020−2023)Raptor Lake, Raptor Cove, Gracemont (2022)
Release date4 April 2022 (2 years ago)27 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$294

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 4500 and Core i5-13600KF 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads1220
Base clock speed3.6 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 4.0
Bus rateno data4 × 16 GT/s
Multiplierno data35
L1 cache64K (per core)768 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)8 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)6 MB
Chip lithography7 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size156 mm2257 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °C72 °C
Number of transistors9,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 4500 and Core i5-13600KF 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 configuration11
SocketAM4FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt125 W, 181 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 4500 and Core i5-13600KF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Precision Boost 2+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 4500 and Core i5-13600KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 4500 and Core i5-13600KF are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 4500 and Core i5-13600KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data192 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data89.604 GB/s

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 4500 and Core i5-13600KF.

PCIe version3.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes1620

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 5 4500 10.14
i5-13600KF 23.78
+135%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Ryzen 5 4500 16114
i5-13600KF 37777
+134%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Ryzen 5 4500 1559
i5-13600KF 2780
+78.3%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Ryzen 5 4500 6209
i5-13600KF 15681
+153%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.14 23.78
Recency 4 April 2022 27 September 2022
Physical cores 6 14
Threads 12 20
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 125 Watt

Ryzen 5 4500 has 92.3% lower power consumption.

i5-13600KF, on the other hand, has a 134.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 months, and 133.3% more physical cores and 66.7% more threads.

The Core i5-13600KF is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 4500 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 4500 and Core i5-13600KF, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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