Intel Core i5-13600K vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
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 85 86
Cores 14 12
Threads 20 24
Top speed 5.1 GHz 5.6 GHz
Rated power 125 W 120 W
Games at recommended 232 232
Released20222024
Quick answers
Is the Intel Core i5-13600K better than the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X for gaming?
No — 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 Intel Core i5-13600K, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 for the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X.