Intel Core i5-13600 vs AMD Athlon II X4 620

Last updated: 2024-01-24

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-13600		AMD Athlon II X4 620
CPU comparison Intel Core i5-13600 or AMD Athlon II X4 620 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The Intel Core i5-13600 has 14 cores with 20 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.00 GHz. Up to 192 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-13600 was released in Q1/2023. The AMD Athlon II X4 620 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X4 620 was released in Q3/2009.

Intel Core i5 (331)	Family	AMD Athlon II (52)
Intel Core i 13000 (AL) (16)	CPU group	AMD Athlon II X4 (Propus) (10)
13	Generation	1
Alder Lake S Refresh	Architecture	Propus
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
Intel Core i5-12600	Predecessor	--
Intel Core i5-14600	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core i5-13600 is a 14 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.70 GHz (5.00 GHz). The AMD Athlon II X4 620 has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.60 GHz.
Intel Core i5-13600	Characteristic	AMD Athlon II X4 620
14	Cores	4
20	Threads	4
hybrid (big.LITTLE)	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.70 GHz (5.00 GHz) 6x Raptor Cove	A-Core	2.60 GHz
2.00 GHz (3.70 GHz) 8x Gracemont	B-Core	--
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.
Intel Core i5-13600	Characteristic	AMD Athlon II X4 620
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
Intel UHD Graphics 770	GPU	no iGPU
0.30 GHz	GPU frequency	--
1.55 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	--
11	GPU Generation	--
10 nm	Technology
3	Max. displays
32	Compute units	--
256	Shader	--
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
64 GB	Max. GPU Memory	--
12	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.
Intel UHD Graphics 770	GPU	no iGPU
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	No
Decode / Encode	Codec VP9	No
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	No
Decode	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	No
Decode	Codec VC-1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	No

Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i5-13600 supports a maximum of 192 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X4 620 can connect up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Core i5-13600	Characteristic	AMD Athlon II X4 620
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200	Memory	DDR3-1333
192 GB	Max. Memory	16 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
76.8 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	21.3 GB/s
Yes	ECC	No
11.50 MB	L2 Cache	2.00 MB
24.00 MB	L3 Cache	--
5.0	PCIe version	2.0
20	PCIe lanes	--
78.8 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	--
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i5-13600 has a TDP of 65 W, that of the AMD Athlon II X4 620 is 95 W.
Intel Core i5-13600	Characteristic	AMD Athlon II X4 620
65 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	95 W
154 W	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The Intel Core i5-13600 has a 35.50 MB cache, while the AMD Athlon II X4 620 cache has a total of 2.00 MB.
Intel Core i5-13600	Characteristic	AMD Athlon II X4 620
10 nm	Technology	45 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+	ISA extensions	MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a
LGA 1700	Socket	AM3
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	AMD-V
Yes	AES-NI	No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2023	Release date	Q3/2009
255 $	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i5-13600 (100%)

AMD Athlon II X4 620 (18%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i5-13600 (100%)

AMD Athlon II X4 620 (8%)

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.


	Intel Core i5-13600 14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz	1850 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 620 4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	334 (18%)

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.


	Intel Core i5-13600 14C 20T @ 4.40 GHz	13534 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 620 4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	1155 (9%)

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.


	Intel Core i5-13600 14C 20T @ 4.40 GHz	33305 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 620 4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	1916 (6%)

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.


	Intel Core i5-13600 14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 620 4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	337 (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.


	Intel Core i5-13600 14C 20T @ 4.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 620 4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	1275 (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.


	Intel Core i5-13600 14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz	2488 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 620 4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Core i5-13600 14C 20T @ 4.40 GHz	14937 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 620 4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Core i5-13600 14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 620 4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	132 (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.


	Intel Core i5-13600 14C 20T @ 4.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 620 4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	505 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	Intel Core i5-13600 Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.55 GHz	794 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 620 @ 0.00 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.


	Intel Core i5-13600 14C 20T @ 4.40 GHz	812 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 620 4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Core i5-13600 14C 20T @ 2.70 GHz	8835 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 620 4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Core i5-13600 14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 620 4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	62 (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.


	Intel Core i5-13600 14C 20T @ 4.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 620 4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	238 (100%)

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