Intel Core i5 13600K vs Intel Core i5 12400

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i5 13600K, vs Intel Core i5 12400. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core i5 13600K and Intel Core i5 12400
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 13600K
1998
Intel Core i5 12400
1710
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 13600K
23396
Intel Core i5 12400
12023
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 13600K
112
Intel Core i5 12400
99
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 13600K
1258
Intel Core i5 12400
598
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 13600K
4126
Intel Core i5 12400
3499
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 13600K
37720
Intel Core i5 12400
19180
Integer Math122.6 GOps/s59.8 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math90.7 GOps/s46.6 GOps/s
Prime Number Search156 M primes/s70 M primes/s
Random String Sort51.1 M strings/s22.7 M strings/s
Data Encryption27.1 GB/s11.6 GB/s
Data Compression477.4 MB/s232 MB/s
Physics2249 frames/s1133 frames/s
Extended Instructions289 M matrices/s157 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 13600K
2718
Intel Core i5 12400
2245
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 13600K
16101
Intel Core i5 12400
9788
File Compression1300 MB/s879.2 MB/s
Clang Compilation134.7 KLines/s65.6 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser374.2 pages/s223.7 pages/s
PDF Rendering465.8 MP/sec275.6 MP/sec
Text Processing277.2 pages/s225.9 pages/s
Background Blur68.3 frames/s49.5 frames/s
Photo Processing136 frames/s81.2 frames/s
Ray Tracing30.1 MP/sec15.1 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core i5 13600K
310.15
Intel Core i5 12400
166.74

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 128.8 PPW 150.6 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 301.8 PPW 295.1 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 10.1 PPW 9.2 PPW
Blender / W 2.48 PPW 2.57 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Intel
Announced September, 27, 2022 January, 4, 2022
Type PC use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Alder Lake
Model number i5-13600K i5-12400
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 770 UHD Graphics 730

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 6 6
Threads 12 12
Frequency 3.5 GHz 2.5 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.1 GHz 4.4 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores8n/a
Threads8n/a
Frequency2.6 GHzn/a
Max Frequency (Turbo)3.9 GHzn/a
General
Cores count146
Threads count2012
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier35x25x
L1 cache80 KB/core80 KB/core
L2 cache2000 KB/core1280 KB/core
L3 Cache24 MB total18 MB total
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

Package

Process tech. 10 nm 10 nm
Power (TDP) 125 W 65 W
Max TDP (Boost) 181 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 No
Max memory bandwidth 89.6 GB 76.8 GB

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 5.0
Max PCIe Lanes 20 20

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Intel Core i5 13600K the clear winner in this comparison.

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