Core i5-13600K vs Ryzen 5 7500X3D: which is better

Intel Core i5-13600K (desktop, 2022) against AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (desktop, 2025): benchmarks, games, specs and current prices.

Key differences

Core i5-13600K is 50% faster in multi-threaded work (PassMark 37,433 vs 25,011).
Core i5-13600K is 17% faster per core.
Ryzen 5 7500X3D is $110 cheaper ($229 vs $339).
Ryzen 5 7500X3D has a lower TDP: 65 W vs 125 W.
Different sockets (LGA1700 and AM5): they need different motherboards.

Open the full duel

	Core i5-13600K	Ryzen 5 7500X3D
Overall score	51.9	34.7
PassMark CPU Mark	37,433	25,011
Single-thread rating	4,110	3,498
Games, 1080p, % of the best	70.9%	no data
US price	from $339	from $229
Cores	14 (6P + 8E)	6
Threads	20	12
Base clock	3.5 GHz	4.0 GHz
Max boost	5.1 GHz	5.4 GHz
L3 cache	24 MB	96 MB
TDP	125 W	65 W
Max power	181 W	88 W
Memory	DDR4 / DDR5	DDR5
Memory speed	5600 MT/s	5200 MT/s
PCI Express	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
Socket	LGA1700	AM5
Process	10 nm (Intel 7)	5 nm (TSMC N5)
Architecture	Raptor Lake	Zen 4
Series	13th Gen Core	Ryzen 7000
Release year	2022	2025
Integrated graphics	UHD Graphics 770	Radeon (2 CU)