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AMD Ryzen 7 5800 vs Intel Core i5-13600K — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The Intel Core i5-13600K is ahead of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800 on all 4 shared benchmarks on file, by 22% to 73%, including 73% in Cinebench R23 multi (24,123 vs 13,973).

Side-by-side CPU comparison of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800 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

SpecAMD Ryzen 7 5800Intel Core i5-13600K
threads —20
p cores —6
e cores —8
boost clock ghz —5.1
tdp w —125
l3 cache mb —24
socket —LGA1700

Synthetic benchmarks

Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from WePC, CPU-Monkey, Electronic Clinic, GadgetVersus, HWBOT, NanoReview, HardwareDB 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.

BenchmarkAMD Ryzen 7 5800Intel Core i5-13600K
Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better)
Source: WePC, CPU-Monkey, Electronic Clinic, GadgetVersus, HWBOT		 13,973 points24,123 points
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better)
Source: WePC, CPU-Monkey, Electronic Clinic, GadgetVersus, HWBOT		 1,566 points1,997 points
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better)
Source: NanoReview, HardwareDB, CPU-Monkey		 —16,101 points
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better)
Source: NanoReview, HardwareDB, CPU-Monkey		 —2,718 points
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 25,691 pts37,509 pts
PassMark CPU Mark single thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 —4,111 points
PassMark Single Thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 3,381 pts4,114 pts
PassMark Single Thread Rating (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 3,377 points—

Quick answers

Which is faster, the AMD Ryzen 7 5800 or the Intel Core i5-13600K?

The Intel Core i5-13600K is ahead of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800 on all 4 shared benchmarks on file, by 22% to 73%, including 73% in Cinebench R23 multi (24,123 vs 13,973).

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