Core i5-13600K vs Ryzen 7 9800X3D comparison
In our benchmarks, the Core i5-13600K beats the Ryzen 7 9800X3D in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Ryzen 7 9800X3D in all gaming tests too.
When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores but the Ryzen 7 9800X3D has more threads. With our hardware info, we find that the Ryzen 7 9800X3D has a significantly higher clock speed than the Core i5-13600K. Also, the Ryzen 7 9800X3D has a slightly higher turbo speed. The Ryzen 7 9800X3D outputs less heat than Core i5-13600K thanks to a slightly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. In terms of cache, the Ryzen 7 9800X3D has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i5-13600K. The Ryzen 7 9800X3D also has significantly more L3 cache.
Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i5-13600K has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.
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