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14 Cores, 20 Threads @2.5GHz, Raptor Lake.
Release date: Q1 2023.

16 Cores, 32 Threads @3.5GHz, Zen2.
Release date: Q4 2019.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 53,955 user samples
3,785 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 116% Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 108% Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Poor: 108% Great: 116%
SPEED RANK: 49th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 113%
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Desktop
Desktop 113%
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Workstation
Workstation 121%
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50,170 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 97% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 79% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 0.5 GHz (avg)
Poor: 79% Great: 97%
SPEED RANK: 159th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 89%
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Desktop
Desktop 89%
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Workstation
Workstation 114%
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Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
113 % Faster effective speed.
+26%
89.3 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
84.9 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+10%
77.2 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
195 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+40%
139 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
386 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+40%
276 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
750 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+38%
543 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
1,283 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+19%
1,074 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
91.9 Pts +4% 88.2 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
201 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+34%
150 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
395 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+33%
297 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
759 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+31%
580 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
1,348 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+18%
1,146 Pts
Market Share
Based on 69,052,116 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.19 % Hugely higher market share.
+533%
0.03 %
Value
Value For Money
125 % Much better value.
+63%
76.6 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
86 % Much more popular.
+41%
61 %
Price
Price (score)
$190 Much cheaper.
+61%
$486
Age
Newest
22 Months Much more recent.
+63%
60 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
65 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+38%
105 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
14 cores 16 cores Higher core count.
+14%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
20 threads 32 threads Much higher thread count.
+60%
Lithography
Manufacturing process
10 nm 7 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+30%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
2.5 GHz 3.5 GHz Much faster base frequency.
+40%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
4.8 GHz +2% 4.7 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
2,238 Pts 2,965 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+32%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
2,151 Pts 2,737 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+27%
Series
CPU Architecture
Raptor Lake Zen2
Socket
Motherboard Socket
FCLGA1700 AM4
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
UHD 770 None

The Intel Core i5-13500 offers an interesting mix of performance and value that will likely capture the attention of savvy PC builders providing its MSRP of $235 USD holds true. The 13500 features the same 6 P-cores and 8 E-cores as the i5-13600K, which currently retails for $320 USD. However, it has a lower boost clock frequency (4.8 GHz versus 5.1 GHz) and less cache (35.5 MB versus 44 MB) which translates to a 10% performance disadvantage against the 13600K. Nevertheless, paired with a B660 motherboard and inexpensive DDR4, the 20 thread i5-13500, is a very capable mid-range processor for both gaming and multi-threaded tasks. Compared to AMD’s similarly priced, hex-core Ryzen 5 7600 and 7600X, the 13500 offers better gaming and 50% faster multi-core performance which is particularly beneficial to workstation and professional users. Intel has completely priced AMD's 7000 series CPUs out of the rational market. Despite this, as long as Intel continues to sample and sponsor marketers that are mostly funded by AMD, they will struggle to win market share. [Jan '23 CPUPro]

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The 3950X is the 16 core, 32 thread Ryzen 3 flagship. Although this CPU offers server levels of multi-core encoding performance, there are relatively few, if any, consumer use cases for the 3950X. Streamers are better off using dedicated hardware such as NVENC which encodes far more efficiently than any CPU. Gamers are better served by low latency gaming CPUs such as the 9600K for a fraction of the price. For example, comparing these two PCs shows that the 3950X build offers less than half the gaming performance. The only rational reason to put a 3950X in a gaming build is in exchange for sponsorship money. [Feb '21 CPUPro]

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