Intel Core i5 13600 vs Intel Core i5 12600

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i5 13600, vs Intel Core i5 12600. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core i5 13600 and Intel Core i5 12600
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 13600
1948
Intel Core i5 12600
1861
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 13600
22117
Intel Core i5 12600
13491
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 13600
4050
Intel Core i5 12600
3829
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 13600
31702
Intel Core i5 12600
21503
Integer Math111.1 GOps/s66.4 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math81.9 GOps/s51 GOps/s
Prime Number Search108 M primes/s83 M primes/s
Random String Sort42 M strings/s26 M strings/s
Data Encryption22.2 GB/s13.1 GB/s
Data Compression383.7 MB/s253.2 MB/s
Physics1778 frames/s1377 frames/s
Extended Instructions231 M matrices/s171 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 13600
2453
Intel Core i5 12600
2535
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 13600
13692
Intel Core i5 12600
10503
File Compression1090 MB/s876.3 MB/s
Clang Compilation114.2 KLines/s73.5 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser346.4 pages/s243.5 pages/s
PDF Rendering415.8 MP/sec285.7 MP/sec
Text Processing264.4 pages/s251.7 pages/s
Background Blur61.6 frames/s54.5 frames/s
Photo Processing125.2 frames/s86.9 frames/s
Ray Tracing26.6 MP/sec17.4 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core i5 13600
292.09
Intel Core i5 12600
179

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 210.6 PPW 161.6 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 487.7 PPW 330.8 PPW
Blender / W 4.49 PPW 2.75 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Intel
Announced January, 3, 2023 January, 4, 2022
Type PC use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Alder Lake
Model number i5-13600 i5-12600
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 770 UHD Graphics 770

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 6 6
Threads 12 12
Frequency 2.7 GHz 3.3 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5 GHz 4.8 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores8n/a
Threads8n/a
Frequency2.0 GHzn/a
Max Frequency (Turbo)3.7 GHzn/a
General
Cores count146
Threads count2012
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier27x33x
L1 cache80 KB/core80 KB/core
L2 cache1280 KB/core1280 KB/core
L3 Cache24 MB total18 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Process tech. 10 nm 10 nm
Power (TDP) 65 W 65 W
Max TDP (Boost) 154 W 117 W
Socket LGA-1700 LGA-1700
Critical temp. 100 °C 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type - DDR5-5600
- DDR4-3200
- DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
Max Size 192 GB 128 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support Yes Yes
Max memory bandwidth 89.6 GB 76.8 GB

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 5.0
Max PCIe Lanes 20 20

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