AMD Ryzen 7 9700X vs Intel Core i5-13600K
For gaming, the Intel Core i5-13600K is 1% ahead on our index. The rows below show where the other one still wins.
Gaming index 84 85
Cores 8 14
Threads 16 20
Top speed 5.5 GHz 5.1 GHz
Rated power 65 W 125 W
Games at recommended 232 232
Released20242022
Quick answers
Is the AMD Ryzen 7 9700X better than the Intel Core i5-13600K for gaming?
No — on our gaming index the Intel Core i5-13600K scores 85 and the AMD Ryzen 7 9700X 84.
What is the fastest graphics card each one can keep up with?
At 1440p, by our bottleneck model: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 for the AMD Ryzen 7 9700X, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 for the Intel Core i5-13600K.