The authors of the i2HARD YouTube channel tested four variants of computer setups in games and work programs. It included i5-13400F, i5-12400, 13600K, R5 7600X processors. Below you can find more information about all the options.
Below are the results of testing all assemblies in benchmark tests. But it is much more interesting to learn what awaits you with these processors in games.
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At 1080p ultra in Far Cry 6, the R5 7600X nearly caught up with the faster i5-13600K in this game. In Shadow of the Tomb Raider, too, the i5-13600K performed slightly better than Ryzen. In the SC game, the R5 7600X leads in average frame rate.
Despite the i5-13600K processor significantly outperforming anyone at Troy, there still hasn’t been a game like it in years.
On average for all 7 games, it can be seen that the 13600K is better at average frame rate – 6%, in rare and very rare events – 8-9% better than the previous model. But in games, the difference between these two processors in most cases was less than 3%.
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The results did not change much when overclocking the memory and cores. Neither in games nor in running programs. All measurements can be found below.
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Therefore, the cost of the 13600K is clearly too high. Judging by its performance, it should cost about the same as the i5-12400, not 1.5 times more. Therefore, it makes no sense to buy the new Core i5-13600KF processor for games.
Features of game setups:
- video card Palit GeForce RTX 4090 GameRock;
- Processor Intel Core i5-12400/Intel Core i5-13400F/Intel Core i5-13600KF/AMD Ryzen 5 7600X;
- motherboard MSI MAG B660M Mortar MAX WIFI/Asus ROG Maximus Z690 Hero/Asus ROG Crosshair X670E GENE;
- DDR4 memory – G.SKILL Trident [ZF4-3200C14D-32GTZ] 2x16GB;
- DDR5 memory A-Data XPG Caster RGB[AX5U6400C4016G-DCCARGY] 2x16GB;
- cooling system ARCTIC Coolant Freezer II-360;
- storage device Crucial MX500 2TB;
- power unit High Power Astro GD-II 1200W;
- frame BC1 Open Table;
- OS Windows 11.
Source: Ferra
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