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Intel Core i5 13600 vs i5 12600

Intel Core i5 13600
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Intel Core i5 12600
Intel Core i5 13600
Intel Core i5 12600

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 2.7 GHz Intel Core i5 13600 with 14-cores against the 3.3 GHz i5 12600 with 6-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
NanoReview Final Score
Generic CPU rating
The "iGPU" and "Power Efficiency" have a minor impact on the NanoReview Score when comparing desktop CPUs.

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 12600 and 13600
Advantages of Intel Core i5 13600
  • Newer - released 1-year later
  • Has 8 more physical cores
  • Has 6144 KB larger L3 cache size
  • 14% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2571 vs 2260 points
  • 4% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5 GHz vs 4.8 GHz)
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Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i5 13600
vs
Core i5 12600

Cinebench R23

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Core i5 13600 +64%
22188
Core i5 12600
13493
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Core i5 13600 +14%
2571
Core i5 12600
2260
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core i5 13600 +41%
14522
Core i5 12600
10305
File compression 1140 MB/sec 944.6 MB/sec
Clang compilation 120.4 Klines/sec 70.4 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 358.9 pages/sec 250.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 426.8 Mpixels/sec 271.8 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 264.4 pages/sec 204.6 pages/sec
Background blur 46.9 images/sec 40.8 images/sec
Photo processing 127.7 images/sec 92.1 images/sec
Ray tracing 27.2 Mpixels/sec 17.6 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2]

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i5 13600 +57%
33524
Core i5 12600
21394
Integer math 114.1 GOps/sec 66.1 GOps/sec
Floating point math 84.2 GOps/sec 51.4 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 113M Primes/sec 87M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 46.1M Strings/sec 24.9M Strings/sec
Data encryption 23.7 GBytes/sec 12.8 GBytes/sec
Data compression 410.8 MBytes/sec 255 MBytes/sec
Physics 1865 Frames/sec 1295 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 24.8B Matrices/sec 17.2B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4]

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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 13600 and i5 12600

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released January 3, 2023 January 4, 2022
Type Desktop Desktop
instruction set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Alder Lake
Model number i5-13600 i5-12600
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 770 UHD Graphics 770

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 6
P-Threads 12 12
Base Frequency (P) 2.7 GHz 3.3 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5 GHz 4.8 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 8 -
E-Threads 8 -
Base Frequency (E) 2.0 GHz -
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.7 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 14 6
Total Threads 20 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 27x 33x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 1280K (per core) 1280K (per core)
L3 Cache 24MB (shared) 18MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication process 10 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 65 W 65 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 154 W 117 W
Socket LGA-1700 LGA-1700
Peak temperature 100°C 100°C

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 770 Intel UHD Graphics 770
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1550 MHz 1450 MHz
Shading Units 256 256
TMUs 16 16
ROPs 8 8
Execution Units 32 32
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i5 13600
0.78 TFLOPS
Core i5 12600
0.78 TFLOPS

Memory Support

Memory types - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200		 - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
Memory Size 128 GB 128 GB
Max. Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s 76.8 GB/s
ECC Support Yes Yes

Misc

Official site Intel Core i5 13600 official page Intel Core i5 12600 official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Intel Core i5 12600 or i5 13600?
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