Intel Core i5 13600K 14-core LGA1700

Intel Core i5 13600K 14-core LGA1700

Intel
91 Overall Score
vs
SMC EPYC 9555P 64-core AMD Socket SP5

SMC EPYC 9555P 64-core AMD Socket SP5

SMC
76 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

Intel Core i5 13600K 14-core LGA1700

92 out of 100 high confidence 48 reviews

Users overwhelmingly praise this Intel CPU for its exceptional performance in both gaming and productivity, often noting significant upgrades from older processors. Many highlight its value for money, with several mentioning easy overclocking and cool temperatures when paired with adequate cooling. A few users mention the need for a good cooler and some silicon lottery variance, but overall sentiment is highly positive.

Pros
  • Exceptional gaming performance
  • Great value for money
  • Easy overclocking
  • Cool temperatures with good cooler
  • Significant upgrade from older CPUs
Cons
  • Requires good cooler
  • Silicon lottery variance
  • No cooler included
  • High power draw under load
👍 Performance 25
👍 Value for money 12
🤔 Cooling 10
👍 Overclocking 8
👍 Upgrade from older cpu 7
🤔 Power consumption 4

SMC EPYC 9555P 64-core AMD Socket SP5

No customer feedback yet

Scores

Budget
Intel
92
SMC
45
Productivity
Intel
92
SMC
89
Server
Intel
77
SMC
87
Gaming
Intel
83
SMC
47
Ai Llm
Intel
81
SMC
82
Efficiency
Intel
77
SMC
40

Specifications

Intel Core i5 13600KSMC EPYC 9555P
Processor
BrandIntelAMD
SeriesCore i5EPYC
Model13600K9555P
CodenameRaptor LakeTurin
Classdesktopserver
Process104★
Cores & Clocks
Cores1464★
P-cores664★
E-cores8★—
Threads
20
128
Base Clock
3,500
3,200
Boost Clock
5,100
4,400
Cache
L2 Cache2064★
L3 Cache
24
256
Performance
PassMark Multi
37,495
135,217
PassMark Single
4,113
3,756
Memory
Memory TypeDDR5DDR5
Max Speed
5,600
6,000
Channels2★—
Max Memory
128
No data
ECC✓✓
Platform & Power
SocketLGA 1700AMD Socket SP5
PCIe5.05.0
PCIe Lanes
20
128
TDP125★360
Max Turbo Power181★400
Unlocked✓★✗
Graphics & AI
Integrated GraphicsIntel UHD Graphics 770—

Pros & Cons

Intel Core i5 13600K 14-core LGA1700

  • Strong platform (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
  • Strong user sentiment (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
  • Strong single thread (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
  • Strong social proof (91st percentile)91st %ile

SMC EPYC 9555P 64-core AMD Socket SP5

  • Strong multi thread (100th percentile)100th %ile
  • Strong ai (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong platform (97th percentile)97th %ile
  • Strong efficiency (91st percentile)91st %ile
  • Below average social proof (2nd percentile)2nd %ile

Pricing

Intel Core i5 13600K 14-core LGA1700

SMC EPYC 9555P 64-core AMD Socket SP5

No current pricing available

Verdict

★ Winner: Intel Core i5 13600K

Scores 91 overall, wins 4 of 6 usage categories and 9 of 28 specs.

Intel Core i5 13600K Better at:

BudgetGamingEfficiencyProductivity

SMC EPYC 9555P Better at:

Server

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