AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF vs Intel Core i5-13600KF

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AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-13600KF
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF Intel Core i5-13600KF

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF and the Intel Core i5-13600KF and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF 6 core processor released in Q4/2019 with the Intel Core i5-13600KF which has 14 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2022.
AMD Ryzen 5 (86) Family Intel Core i5 (331)
AMD Ryzen 2000 (9) CPU group Intel Core i 13000 (17)
2 Generation 13
Pinnacle Ridge (Zen+) Architecture Raptor Lake S
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor Intel Core i5-12600KF
-- Successor Intel Core i5-14600KF

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF is a 6 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.20 GHz (3.60 GHz). The processor can compute 12 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i5-13600KF clocks with 3.50 GHz (5.10 GHz), has 14 CPU cores and can calculate 20 threads in parallel.

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF Characteristic Intel Core i5-13600KF
6 Cores 14
12 Threads 20
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
Yes Overclocking ? Yes
3.20 GHz (3.60 GHz) A-Core 3.50 GHz (5.10 GHz)
6x Raptor Cove
-- B-Core 2.60 GHz (3.90 GHz)
8x Gracemont

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF Characteristic Intel Core i5-13600KF
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

no iGPU GPU no iGPU
GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
Technology
Max. displays
-- Compute units --
-- Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

no iGPU GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF, while the Intel Core i5-13600KF supports a maximum of 192 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 89.6 GB/s enabled.

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF Characteristic Intel Core i5-13600KF
DDR4-2666 Memory DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
Max. Memory 192 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
42.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 89.6 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 20.00 MB
16.00 MB L3 Cache 24.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 5.0
20 PCIe lanes 20
19.7 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 78.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP of the Intel Core i5-13600KF is 125 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF Characteristic Intel Core i5-13600KF
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 125 W
-- TDP (PL2) 181 W
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
95 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF has 16.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 12 nm. The cache of Intel Core i5-13600KF is at 44.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 10 nm.

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF Characteristic Intel Core i5-13600KF
12 nm Technology 10 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
AM4 (PGA 1331) Socket LGA 1700
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q4/2019 Release date Q4/2022
210 $ Release price 294 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF (50%)
Intel Core i5-13600KF (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 6 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF (32%)
Intel Core i5-13600KF (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
65 (56%)
Intel Core i5-13600KF Intel Core i5-13600KF
14C 20T @ 5.10 GHz
116 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
452 (35%)
Intel Core i5-13600KF Intel Core i5-13600KF
14C 20T @ 5.10 GHz
1282 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
931 (46%)
Intel Core i5-13600KF Intel Core i5-13600KF
14C 20T @ 5.10 GHz
2021 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF
6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz
6822 (28%)
Intel Core i5-13600KF Intel Core i5-13600KF
14C 20T @ 5.10 GHz
24125 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
941 (48%)
Intel Core i5-13600KF Intel Core i5-13600KF
14C 20T @ 5.10 GHz
1955 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF
6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz
5241 (32%)
Intel Core i5-13600KF Intel Core i5-13600KF
14C 20T @ 5.10 GHz
16227 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF
6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz
2684 (29%)
Intel Core i5-13600KF Intel Core i5-13600KF
14C 20T @ 5.10 GHz
9329 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF
6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz
12524 (33%)
Intel Core i5-13600KF Intel Core i5-13600KF
14C 20T @ 5.10 GHz
38449 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
148 (51%)
Intel Core i5-13600KF Intel Core i5-13600KF
14C 20T @ 5.10 GHz
290 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF
6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz
1221 (33%)
Intel Core i5-13600KF Intel Core i5-13600KF
14C 20T @ 5.10 GHz
3652 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-13600KF Intel Core i5-13600KF
14C 20T @ 5.10 GHz
2639 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF
6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-13600KF Intel Core i5-13600KF
14C 20T @ 5.10 GHz
16192 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-13600KF Intel Core i5-13600KF
14C 20T @ 5.10 GHz
775 (100%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF
6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-13600KF Intel Core i5-13600KF
14C 20T @ 5.10 GHz
347 (100%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF
6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz
372.4 (100%)
Intel Core i5-13600KF Intel Core i5-13600KF
14C 20T @ 5.10 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF
6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-13600KF Intel Core i5-13600KF
14C 20T @ 5.10 GHz
829 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-13600KF Intel Core i5-13600KF
14C 20T @ 3.50 GHz
9848 (100%)

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)

Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF
3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-13600KF Intel Core i5-13600KF
24,125 CB R23 MC @ 174 W
139 (100%)

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