AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Intel Core i5 13490F

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We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X with 6 cores 3.6GHz and Intel Core i5 13490F with 10 cores 2.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 2.5GHz)

Intel Core i5 13490F 's Advantages

Released 4 years and 10 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-4800 vs DDR4-2933)

Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 43.71GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)

Larger L3 cache size (24MB vs 16MB)

Lower TDP (65W vs 95W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

1090

Intel Core i5 13490F +66%

1818

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

7507

Intel Core i5 13490F +121%

16605

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

1164

Intel Core i5 13490F +127%

2644

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

5236

Intel Core i5 13490F +164%

13862

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

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Intel Core i5 13490F

General Parameters

Apr 2018

Release Date

Feb 2023

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen+

Core Architecture

Raptor Lake

-

Processor Number

i5-13490F

AM4

Socket

LGA-1700

N/A

Integrated Graphics

No

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

-

12 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

AM4

Socket

LGA-1700

95 W

Power Consumption

65 W

-

Max Turbo Power Consumption

148 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

6

12

Performance Core Threads

12

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.5 GHz

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.8 GHz

-

Efficiency Cores

4

-

Efficiency Core Threads

4

-

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

1.8 GHz

-

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

2.5 GHz

6

Total Core Count

10

12

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

36x

Multiplier

25x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

80 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

9.5 MB

16 MB shared

L3 Cache

24 MB

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

64 GB

Max Memory Size

192 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

43.71 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

76.8 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Official Website

Intel Core i5 13490F

3.0

PCIe Version

5.0

20

PCIe Lanes

20

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