Intel Core i9 13900F vs Intel Core i5 12600

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i9 13900F, vs Intel Core i5 12600. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core i9 13900F 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 i9 13900F
2008
Intel Core i5 12600
1861
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i9 13900F
35774
Intel Core i5 12600
13491
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i9 13900F
117
Intel Core i5 12600
n/a
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i9 13900F
1601
Intel Core i5 12600
n/a
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core i9 13900F
4405
Intel Core i5 12600
3829
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i9 13900F
50266
Intel Core i5 12600
21503
Integer Math189.7 GOps/s66.4 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math132.4 GOps/s51 GOps/s
Prime Number Search207 M primes/s83 M primes/s
Random String Sort71.4 M strings/s26 M strings/s
Data Encryption38.7 GB/s13.1 GB/s
Data Compression643.8 MB/s253.2 MB/s
Physics2812 frames/s1377 frames/s
Extended Instructions371 M matrices/s171 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i9 13900F
2772
Intel Core i5 12600
2535
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i9 13900F
18411
Intel Core i5 12600
10503
File Compression1390 MB/s876.3 MB/s
Clang Compilation175.5 KLines/s73.5 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser451.4 pages/s243.5 pages/s
PDF Rendering495.4 MP/sec285.7 MP/sec
Text Processing279.5 pages/s251.7 pages/s
Background Blur65.3 frames/s54.5 frames/s
Photo Processing147.6 frames/s86.9 frames/s
Ray Tracing41.7 MP/sec17.4 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core i9 13900F
428.05
Intel Core i5 12600
179

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 283.2 PPW 161.6 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 773.3 PPW 330.8 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 24.6 PPW n/a
Blender / W 6.59 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 i9-13900F i5-12600
Integrated GPU No UHD Graphics 770

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 8 6
Threads 16 12
Frequency 2.0 GHz 3.3 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.2 GHz 4.8 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores16n/a
Threads16n/a
Frequency1.5 GHzn/a
Max Frequency (Turbo)4.2 GHzn/a
General
Cores count246
Threads count3212
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier20x33x
L1 cache80 KB/core80 KB/core
L2 cache2000 KB/core1280 KB/core
L3 Cache36 MB total18 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Process tech. 10 nm 10 nm
Power (TDP) 65 W 65 W
Max TDP (Boost) 219 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

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Intel Core i9 13900F the clear winner in this comparison.

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