EPYC 9455P vs Core i5-13600K

The EPYC 9455P packs 48 cores / 96 threads, while the Core i5-13600K offers 14 cores / 20 threads — the EPYC 9455P has 34 more cores. Boost clocks reach 4.4 GHz on the EPYC 9455P versus 5.1 GHz on the Core i5-13600K — a 14.7% clock advantage for the Core i5-13600K (base: 3.15 GHz vs 3.5 GHz). The EPYC 9455P uses the Turin (2024) architecture (4 nm), while the Core i5-13600K uses Raptor Lake, Raptor Cove, Gracemont (2022) (Intel 7 nm). In PassMark, the EPYC 9455P scores 116,926 against the Core i5-13600K's 37,655 — a 102.6% lead for the EPYC 9455P. L3 cache: 256 MB (total) on the EPYC 9455P vs 24 MB on the Core i5-13600K.

The EPYC 9455P uses the SP5 socket (PCIe 5.0), while the Core i5-13600K uses LGA1700 (PCIe 5.0) — making them incompatible on the same motherboard. Both support up to DDR5-6000 memory speed. The Core i5-13600K supports up to 192 GB of RAM compared to 9 TB — 182.1% more capacity for professional workloads. Memory channels: 12 (EPYC 9455P) vs 2 (Core i5-13600K). PCIe lanes: 128 (EPYC 9455P) vs 20 (Core i5-13600K) — the EPYC 9455P offers 108 more lanes for additional GPUs or NVMe drives. Chipset compatibility: SP5 (EPYC 9455P) and Intel 600 series,Intel 700 series (Core i5-13600K).

Virtualization support: AMD-V, SEV-SNP (EPYC 9455P) vs VT-x, VT-d (Core i5-13600K). The Core i5-13600K includes integrated graphics (UHD Graphics 770), while the EPYC 9455P requires a dedicated GPU. Primary use case: EPYC 9455P targets Data Center / Single Socket, Core i5-13600K targets Desktop. Direct competitor: EPYC 9455P rivals Xeon 6766E.

The EPYC 9455P launched at $4819 MSRP, while the Core i5-13600K debuted at $329. At current prices ($4366 vs $319), the Core i5-13600K is $4047 cheaper. In terms of value (PassMark points per dollar), the EPYC 9455P delivers 26.8 pts/$ vs 118.0 pts/$ for the Core i5-13600K — making the Core i5-13600K the 126% better value option.