AMD Ryzen 9 9900X vs Intel Core i5-13600K
For gaming, the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X is 1% ahead on our index. The rows below show where the other one still wins.
Gaming index 86 85
Cores 12 14
Threads 24 20
Top speed 5.6 GHz 5.1 GHz
Rated power 120 W 125 W
Games at recommended 232 232
Released20242022
Quick answers
Is the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X better than the Intel Core i5-13600K for gaming?
Yes — on our gaming index the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X scores 86 and the Intel Core i5-13600K 85.
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 9 9900X, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 for the Intel Core i5-13600K.