AMD Ryzen 9 7950X vs Intel Core i5-13600K
Level for gaming on our index. Cores, power and the rest of the platform decide it.
Gaming index 85 85
Cores 16 14
Threads 32 20
Top speed 5.7 GHz 5.1 GHz
Rated power 170 W 125 W
Games at recommended 232 232
Released20222022
Quick answers
Is the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X better than the Intel Core i5-13600K for gaming?
They score the same for gaming; cores, power draw and platform cost are the tie-breakers.
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 7950X, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 for the Intel Core i5-13600K.