UserBenchmark: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X vs Intel Core i5-13600K

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Best Bench: 110% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 90% Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)

Poor: 90% Great: 110%

SPEED RANK: 68^th / 1442

Gaming 100%

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Desktop 100%

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Workstation 121%

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Best Bench: 128% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 5.3 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 117% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)

Poor: 117% Great: 128%

SPEED RANK: 15^th / 1442

Gaming 122%

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Desktop 121%

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Workstation 133%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		100 %			122 %	Faster effective speed. +21%


20 Oct22\|HardwareLUXX The Dino Intel is not yet extinct:...	SpiderM 1%	15 %	Control 9%, CPunk 24%, RiftB 35%, TWarTroy 16%, F122 13%, DoomE 4%
20 Oct22\|Techpowerup Intel Core i5-13600K Review - Best...	CPunk 1%, DoomE 2%	16 %	Forza5 3%, AoE4 43%, Bord3 32%, FarC6 50%, WatchDL 16%, BFV 12%, EldenR 2%, RDR2 6%, Civ6 6%, CSGO 21%
22 Nov22\|Gamers Nexus Intel i7-13700K CPU Review & Bench...		17 %	FarC6 30%, FinFant14 42%, GTAV 22%, SotTR 7%, CSGO 8%, R6S 3%, TWarW3 4%
20 Oct22\|Tweakers Intel 13th Gen Core Raptor Lake Re...	RDR2 10%, MetroEx 1%	9 %	FarC6 35%, F122 12%, TWarW3 11%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	81 Pts	83.9 Pts	+4%
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	164 Pts	213 Pts	Faster single-core speed. +30%
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	326 Pts	427 Pts	Much faster dual-core speed. +31%
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	639 Pts	852 Pts	Much faster quad-core speed. +33%
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	1232 Pts	1454 Pts	Faster octa-core speed. +18%


Memory OC Memory Latency	92.7 Pts	92.7 Pts
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	180 Pts	227 Pts	Faster OC single-core speed. +26%
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	355 Pts	454 Pts	Faster OC dual-core speed. +28%
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	697 Pts	905 Pts	Faster OC quad-core speed. +30%
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	1376 Pts	1568 Pts	Faster OC octa-core speed. +14%

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.2 %	0.55 %	Hugely higher market share. +175%
Value Value For Money	89.7 %	122 %	Much better value. +36%
User Rating UBM User Rating	69 %	103 %	Much more popular. +49%
Price Price (score)	$416	$279	Much cheaper. +33%


Age Newest	41 Months		17 Months	Much more recent. +59%
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watts	More energy efficient. +16%	125 Watts
Cores CPU Processing Cores	16 cores	Higher core count. +14%	14 cores
Threads CPU Processing Threads	32 threads	Much higher thread count. +60%	20 threads
Lithography Manufacturing process	7 nm	Much newer manufacturing. +30%	10 nm
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.4 GHz		3.5 GHz	+3%
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	4.9 GHz		5.1 GHz	+4%
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	3063 Pts	Faster OC 64-core speed. +17%	2611 Pts
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	2633 Pts	Slightly faster 64-core speed. +8%	2437 Pts


Series CPU Architecture	Zen3	Raptor Lake
Socket Motherboard Socket	AM4	FCLGA1700
Graphics Integrated Graphics	None	UHD 770

The 16-core, 32-thread Ryzen 9 5950X is an impressive workhorse. It sits at the top of AMD’s latest Zen 3 based, 5000 series of CPUs and sends a clear message that AMD can beat Intel in terms of raw performance and core count. The 5950X has a boost clock speed of up to 4.9 GHz, a massive 72 MB cache and a TDP rating of 105W. Despite the “gaming” focus of AMD’s 5000 series launch marketing, the 5950X does not efficiently leverage all its 16 cores in gaming (as demonstrated by similar effective speed scores compared to the 12-core 5900X, 8-core 5800X and 6-core 5600X.) 16 cores are only suitable for professional use cases that have CPU processing needs which cannot be more efficiently met by a GPU or other dedicated hardware. There is no Intel equivalent with this number of cores, and the 5950X’s uniqueness is reflected in its $799 USD price tag, 45% more expensive than the 5900X. Gamers will get far higher FPS per dollar by allocating a higher proportion of their budget towards a better GPU rather than blowing $799 USD on the 5950X. Professional users that plan to use 32 concurrent threads at 100% load will find value in the 5950X. On the other hand, workstation users that rarely exceed 20 concurrent threads at 100% should consider the 10850K for around half the money. ^{[Nov '20 CPUPro]}

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Intel’s 13th gen. Raptor Lake CPUs offer around 10% faster gaming and 45% faster multi-core performance than their predecessors. The new CPUs are compatible with DDR4 memory and Z690/B660 ($150) motherboards. New high-end gaming builders need look no further than the 13600K. The 13600K beats AMD’s flagship 7950X in gaming and almost matches the 7900X in multi-core performance. Extreme workstation users may find value in the 13700K or 13900K. Gamers on a tight budget can save $40 USD with a 13600KF which is a 13600K without integrated graphics. Although Ryzen 7000 has weaker multi-core, weaker single-core, higher platform costs and higher unit prices AMD have a 3D joker up their sleeve (7800X3D est. 2023). Via “Advanced Marketing” on youtube, forums, reddit, and twitter AMD will demonstrate that their upcoming CPU is the “best in the world” and offer “proof” by way of a small handful of obscure workloads. Games that few people play e.g. (Factorio, SotTR) will be cherry picked, video footage of the gameplay/settings won’t be provided and frame drops will be conveniently ignored. This playbook has easily outsold Intel in recent years but with every overhyped release, consumers lose trust in AMD. Based on social media/press coverage, you would never guess that the combined market share for all of AMD’s Radeon 5000 and 6000 GPUs amongst PC gamers is just 2.12% (Steam stats). Meanwhile Nvidia’s RTX 2060 alone accounts for a whopping 5.03%. Largely thanks to marketing incompetence, Intel is existentially motivated to deliver material annual performance improvements. Consumers can look forward to Meteor Lake (14th gen) in less than a years time. ^{[Oct '22 CPUPro]}

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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