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Ryzen 5 3600 vs Intel Core i5-13600K — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The Intel Core i5-13600K is ahead of the Ryzen 5 3600 on all 6 shared benchmarks on file, by 60% to 166%, including 166% in Cinebench R23 multi (24,123 vs 9,073).

Side-by-side CPU comparison of the Ryzen 5 3600 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 3600Intel Core i5-13600K
cores 6—
threads 1220
p cores —6
e cores —8
base clock ghz 3.6—
boost clock ghz 4.25.1
tdp w 65125
memory bus Dual-channel—
l3 cache mb 3224
process nm 7—
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, Geekbench Browser 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 3600Intel Core i5-13600K
Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better)
Source: CGDirector, WePC, CPU-Monkey, GadgetVersus, HWBOT		 9,073 points24,123 points
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better)
Source: CGDirector, WePC, CPU-Monkey, GadgetVersus, HWBOT		 1,245 points1,997 points
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better)
Source: NanoReview, HardwareDB, CPU-Monkey, Geekbench Browser		 7,067 points16,101 points
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better)
Source: NanoReview, HardwareDB, CPU-Monkey, Geekbench Browser		 1,532 points2,718 points
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 17,660 points37,509 pts
PassMark CPU Mark single thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 —4,111 points
PassMark CPU Single Thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 —4,110 points
PassMark Single Thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 2,559 points4,114 pts
PassMark Single Thread Rating (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 2,558 points—
PassMark Single-Thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 2,558 points—
Y-cruncher 1B (lower is better)
Source: HWBOT		 49 seconds—

Quick answers

Which is faster, the Ryzen 5 3600 or the Intel Core i5-13600K?

The Intel Core i5-13600K is ahead of the Ryzen 5 3600 on all 6 shared benchmarks on file, by 60% to 166%, including 166% in Cinebench R23 multi (24,123 vs 9,073).

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