Core i9-13700HX vs Ryzen 5 3600

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3600 and Core i9-13700HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking615not rated
Place by popularity12not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation40.57no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5Raptor Lake-HX
Architecture codenameMatisse (2019−2020)Raptor Lake
Release date7 July 2019 (4 years ago)no data
Launch price (MSRP)$199no data
Current price$148 (0.7x MSRP)no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3600 and Core i9-13700HX basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores6 (Hexa-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads1224
Base clock speed3.6 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz2.1 GHz
L1 cache384 KBno data
L2 cache3 MBno data
L3 cache32 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm10 nm
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3600 and Core i9-13700HX compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketAM4no data
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Core i9-13700HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+no data
AVX+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Core i9-13700HX are enumerated here.

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Core i9-13700HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelno data
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 6 16
Threads 12 24
Chip lithography 7 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 125 Watt

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 3600 and Core i9-13700HX. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen 5 3600 is a desktop processor while Core i9-13700HX is a notebook one.


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