Ryzen 5 3600 vs 13th Gen Core i9-13900H
Short answer: which is best?
Ryzen 5 3600 is 4 % stronger than 13th Gen Core i9-13900H. Ryzen 5 3600 ranks #63 of 102 measured processors at WhatFPS (6,973 CPU score over 5 verified runs). 13th Gen Core i9-13900H ranks #66 of 102 measured processors at WhatFPS (6,706 CPU score over 2 verified runs). The numbers are measured in 7 verified WhatFPS runs — not estimated, not self-reported.
Measured comparison
| Metric | Ryzen 5 3600 | 13th Gen Core i9-13900H |
|---|---|---|
| CPU score (the processor's own performance) | 6,973 | 6,706 |
| Best rig (GAMING — whole PC) | 9,540 | 5,443 |
| Integer (MT) | 3.8 Gop/s | 4.1 Gop/s |
| Single-thread (1T) | 0.5 Gop/s | 0.61 Gop/s |
| Draw calls/s (DX11) | 3,666,612 | 8,352,216 |
| Cores / threads | 6 / 12 | 14 / 20 |
| L3 cache | 32 MB | 24 MB |
What the numbers mean
The CPU score is the processor's own performance — that is what we rank on. GAMING is the whole rig's score in the best PC we measured the processor in, and leans heavily on the graphics card. A strong processor in a weak PC gets a low GAMING score without being worse. We show both and never mix them.
All numbers come from our benchmark suite: four hand-built 3D scenes written directly against the graphics APIs in Rust, the same load on every PC. The methodology is open at https://whatfps.com/metodik
All measurements for Ryzen 5 3600 · All measurements for 13th Gen Core i9-13900H