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Ryzen 5 2600X vs Intel Core i5-13600K — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The Intel Core i5-13600K is ahead of the Ryzen 5 2600X on all 6 shared benchmarks on file, by 73% to 221%, including 221% in Cinebench R23 multi (24,123 vs 7,523).

Side-by-side CPU comparison of the Ryzen 5 2600X and the Intel Core i5-13600K. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.

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Specs side-by-side

SpecRyzen 5 2600XIntel Core i5-13600K
cores 6—
threads 1220
p cores —6
e cores —8
base clock ghz 3.6—
boost clock ghz 4.255.1
tdp w 95125
memory bus Dual-channel—
l3 cache mb 1624
process nm 12—
socket AMD Socket AM4LGA1700

Synthetic benchmarks

Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from CGDirector, WePC, CPU-Monkey, GadgetVersus, HWBOT, NanoReview, HardwareDB, CpuTronic and PassMark; each row links its sources, and where they differ the cell shows their median. Empty cells mean we don't yet have that benchmark on file for the SKU.

BenchmarkRyzen 5 2600XIntel Core i5-13600K
Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better)
Source: CGDirector, WePC, CPU-Monkey, GadgetVersus, HWBOT		 7,523 points24,123 points
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better)
Source: CGDirector, WePC, CPU-Monkey, GadgetVersus, HWBOT		 1,094 points1,997 points
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better)
Source: NanoReview, GadgetVersus, HardwareDB, CpuTronic, CPU-Monkey		 5,565 points16,101 points
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better)
Source: NanoReview, GadgetVersus, HardwareDB, CpuTronic, CPU-Monkey		 1,274 points2,718 points
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 13,867 points37,509 pts
PassMark CPU Mark single thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 —4,111 points
PassMark Single Thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 2,378 points4,114 pts

Quick answers

Which is faster, the Ryzen 5 2600X or the Intel Core i5-13600K?

The Intel Core i5-13600K is ahead of the Ryzen 5 2600X on all 6 shared benchmarks on file, by 73% to 221%, including 221% in Cinebench R23 multi (24,123 vs 7,523).

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