AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs Intel Core i5 13600KF

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We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 with 6 cores 3.4GHz and Intel Core i5 13600KF with 14 cores 3.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 's Advantages

Lower TDP (65W vs 125W)

Intel Core i5 13600KF 's Advantages

Released 4 years late

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-5600 vs DDR4-2933)

Larger memory bandwidth (89.6GB/s vs 43.71GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 3.4GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (24MB vs 16MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

1014

Intel Core i5 13600KF +97%

2002

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

7128

Intel Core i5 13600KF +234%

23847

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

1170

Intel Core i5 13600KF +129%

2685

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

4526

Intel Core i5 13600KF +265%

16556

Blender

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

122

Intel Core i5 13600KF +209%

378

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

1029

Intel Core i5 13600KF +89%

1952

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

5638

Intel Core i5 13600KF +170%

15252

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

2242

Intel Core i5 13600KF +85%

4148

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

13124

Intel Core i5 13600KF +189%

37978

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

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Intel Core i5 13600KF

General Parameters

Sep 2018

Release Date

Sep 2022

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen+

Core Architecture

Raptor Lake

-

Processor Number

i5-13600KF

AM4

Socket

LGA-1700

N/A

Integrated Graphics

No

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

-

12 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

AM4

Socket

LGA-1700

65 W

Power Consumption

125 W

-

Max Turbo Power Consumption

181 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

6

12

Performance Core Threads

12

3.4 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.5 GHz

3.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.1 GHz

-

Efficiency Cores

8

-

Efficiency Core Threads

8

-

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

2.6 GHz

-

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

3.9 GHz

6

Total Core Count

14

12

Total Thread Count

20

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

34x

Multiplier

35x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

80 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

2 MB per core

16 MB shared

L3 Cache

24 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200

64 GB

Max Memory Size

192 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

43.71 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

89.6 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

Official Website

Intel Core i5 13600KF

3.0

PCIe Version

5.0

20

PCIe Lanes

20

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