i7-13700K vs Ryzen 5 7600X

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 7600X
2022
6 cores / 12 threads, 105 Watt
17.93
Core i7-13700K
2022
16 cores / 24 threads, 125 Watt
29.21
+62.9%

Core i7-13700K outperforms Ryzen 5 7600X by an impressive 63% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 7600X and Core i7-13700K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking340149
Place by popularity69not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data60.75
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5Intel Core i7
Power efficiency16.1610.93
Architecture codenameRaphael (Zen4) (2022−2023)Raptor Lake, Raptor Cove, Gracemont (2022)
Release date27 September 2022 (2 years ago)27 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$409

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 7600X and Core i7-13700K 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)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads1224
Base clock speed4.7 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed5.3 GHz5.4 GHz
Bus rateno data4 × 16 GT/s
Multiplierno data34
L1 cache384 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache6 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache32 MB (shared)30 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nm, 6 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size70 mm2257 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)61 °C72 °C
Number of transistorsCCD: 6,5 Mrd + IOD: 3,4 Mrd Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 7600X and Core i7-13700K 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
SocketAM5FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt125 W, 253 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 7600X and Core i7-13700K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions5 nm, 0.650 - 1.475VIntel® 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-+
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Precision Boost 2+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 7600X and Core i7-13700K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 7600X and Core i7-13700K 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 7600X and Core i7-13700K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-5200DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size128 GB192 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data89.604 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) (400 - 2200 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 770
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.6 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 7600X and Core i7-13700K integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 5 7600X and Core i7-13700K integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 7600X and Core i7-13700K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 7600X and Core i7-13700K.

PCIe version5.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes2420

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 7600X 17.93
i7-13700K 29.21
+62.9%

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 7600X 28476
i7-13700K 46392
+62.9%

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 7600X 2891
+1%
i7-13700K 2862

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 7600X 12955
i7-13700K 17825
+37.6%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Ryzen 5 7600X 8480
i7-13700K 11278
+33%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Ryzen 5 7600X 49430
i7-13700K 85748
+73.5%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Ryzen 5 7600X 17291
i7-13700K 18153
+5%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Ryzen 5 7600X 2.76
i7-13700K 2.31
+19.5%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Ryzen 5 7600X 28
i7-13700K 53
+87.1%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Ryzen 5 7600X 2517
i7-13700K 4508
+79.1%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 5 7600X 314
+3.6%
i7-13700K 303

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 5 7600X 3.71
+1.4%
i7-13700K 3.66

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Ryzen 5 7600X 13.2
i7-13700K 15.8
+19.7%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Ryzen 5 7600X 148
i7-13700K 232
+57%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Ryzen 5 7600X 367
i7-13700K 406
+10.6%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Ryzen 5 7600X 16178
+26%
i7-13700K 12835

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 5 7600X 12003
i7-13700K 20191
+68.2%

Blender(-)

Ryzen 5 7600X 205
+89.8%
i7-13700K 108

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 5 7600X 2217
+5.1%
i7-13700K 2110

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 5 7600X 8058
+14.1%
i7-13700K 7062

7-Zip

Ryzen 5 7600X 69291
i7-13700K 111390
+60.8%

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 5 7600X 371
+6.5%
i7-13700K 348

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 17.93 29.21
Integrated graphics card 4.42 6.15
Physical cores 6 16
Threads 12 24
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 125 Watt

Ryzen 5 7600X has 19% lower power consumption.

i7-13700K, on the other hand, has a 62.9% higher aggregate performance score, 39.1% faster integrated GPU, and 166.7% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

The Core i7-13700K is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 7600X in performance tests.


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