I said it was faster than a Ryzen 5 7600X whilst pretty fighting with a Ryzen 7 7700X in gaming and productivity(in many cases its actually faster in the latter):
Because you can use 8000 ddr5 ram on the Intel, and you can't on AMD? With 3D memory of CPUs and Direct Storage on GPUs, next year is the year RAM goes to die doesn't have any affect on gaming anymore
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The Core i5 13600K destroys a Ryzen 5 7600X in image editing,video editing and rendering,and in many cases is faster than a Ryzen 7 7700X. Also,many gamers stream and capture video - the 8 Skylake level meme cores will help a lot for multi-tasking.
The Core i5 13600K is faster overall in many reviews than a Ryzen 5 7600X/Ryzen 7 7700X/Ryzen 9 7900X:
Digital Foundry tests the Intel Core i9 13900K and Core i5 13600K, two Raptor Lake processors that offer more cores, higher clocks and winning results.
www.eurogamer.net
Okay, so you really need to check out this Raptor Lake processor; the Core i5 13600K has six performance cores and eight energy-efficient ones. Meaning you'll have plenty of multi-threaded performanc... Performance - Gaming RTX 3090 - 1920x1080 (Full HD)
www.guru3d.com
More cores, more cache, higher frequencies, and a refined design and manufacturing process boost the performance of Intel's 13th Gen Core processors - Page 5
hothardware.com
In the DF review,the Core i5 13600K loses 3 games to a Ryzen 7 7900X but wins 8. Guru3D it wins 6 out of 6 against the Ryzen 9 7900X. The same for Hot Hardware.
In this review both AMD and Nvidia dGPUs are used:
Diese Seite und die nächste drehen sich um die Leistung des Core i9-13900K, Core i7-13700K und Core i5-13600K. Werden Alder Lake und Zen 4, die Ryzen-7000-Prozessoren geschlagen? Natürlich ist auch dieses Mal unsere Benchmark-Bestenliste dabei.
www.pcgameshardware.de
With an AMD dGPU or Nvidia dGPU,the Ryzen 7 7700X/Ryzen 9 7900X wins 6 and loses 6:
Diese Seite und die nächste drehen sich um die Leistung des Core i9-13900K, Core i7-13700K und Core i5-13600K. Werden Alder Lake und Zen 4, die Ryzen-7000-Prozessoren geschlagen? Natürlich ist auch dieses Mal unsere Benchmark-Bestenliste dabei.
www.pcgameshardware.de
Against the Ryzen 5 7600X with an AMD dGPU,the Core i5 13600K loses 3 games and wins 9,and with an Nvidia dGPU wins one and loses in 11 games. In this review the Core i5 13600K is pegged as faster than a Ryzen 5 7600X and Ryzen 7 7700X over 11 games:
Intel Raptor Lake im Test: Fazit / In Gaming-PCs auch gezügelt spitze / Anwendungen bleiben (noch) AMDs Metier
www.computerbase.de
TPU is showing the Core i5 13600K ahead of the Ryzen 5 7600X too:
Core i5-13600K is a gamer's dream! The new processor achieves gaming numbers that match the best AMD Zen 4 offerings, at a much more competitive $320 price point. Our review also shows that 13600K can shine in applications, beating the much higher positioned Core i7-12700K.
www.techpowerup.com
This Polish website shows the Core i5 13600K loosing in 4 games to a Ryzen 7 7700X and winning 7:
Testy wydajności procesora Intel Core i5-13600K z rodziny Raptor Lake: gry (Battlefield V oraz Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)
ithardware.pl
In the Gamersnexus review the Core i5 13600K beats the Ryzen 5 7600X 4 times and loses two times. When the Core i5 13600K wins over a Ryzen 5 7600X,it tends to be in the class of a Ryzen 7 7700X.
Also,with DDR4 you have at worst a 10% performance drop:
Introduction Any new technology is going to come with a hefty adoption cost, and the Z790 and Intel 13th Generation of processors is no exception. However, during our time with the various motherboards we had on hand we noted that a few of them support DDR4 rather than demand you invest in DDR5...
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But according to discussions here,that review ran the DDR4 unoptimally,so actually there is room for improvement. The Ryzen 5 7600X isn't that great for the price you are paying IMHO.
In the US it is even worse as the Core i5 13600KF and Ryzen 5 7600X have almost the same RRP. On Newegg the Core i5 13600KF is $310 and the Ryzen 5 7600X is $300. I think in the UK the volatility of the exchange rates hasn't helped the Intel pricing a bit. But even then at under 10% extra cost over a Ryzen 5 7600X and around £60 less than a Ryzen 7 7700X,the Core i5 13600K looks pretty decent IMHO.
But it all starts to make sense when you realise AMD is charging more per core for a Ryzen 5 7600X or Ryzen 7 7700X than the Ryzen 9 CPUs. At Ryzen 9 per core pricing using OcUK prices,the Ryzen 5 7600X should be £290 and the Ryzen 7 7700X should be £385.