Intel Core i5 13600HX vs i5 12600HX
We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.6 GHz Intel Core i5 13600HX with 14-cores against the 2.5 GHz i5 12600HX with 12-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
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
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i5 13600HX
- Newer - released 8-months later
- Has 6144 KB larger L3 cache size
- Has 2 more physical cores
- 12% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2451 vs 2179 points
- 4% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.8 GHz vs 4.6 GHz)
Promotion
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1150 MB/sec | 918.4 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 108.4 Klines/sec | 74.4 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 349.2 pages/sec | 290.8 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 399.1 Mpixels/sec | 338.8 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 248.6 pages/sec | 219.8 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 59.8 images/sec | 47.5 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 133.7 images/sec | 108.4 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 25.7 Mpixels/sec | 17.3 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 108.7 GOps/sec | 76.6 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 79.3 GOps/sec | 56.5 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 111M Primes/sec | 91M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 38.8M Strings/sec | 32M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 20.6 GBytes/sec | 16.5 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 343.5 MBytes/sec | 270.3 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 1817 Frames/sec | 1592 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 20.4B Matrices/sec | 15.8B Matrices/sec |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 13600HX and i5 12600HXGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Intel |
| Released | January 3, 2023 | May 10, 2022 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| instruction set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Raptor Lake | Alder Lake |
| Model number | i5-13600HX | i5-12600HX |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics (32EU) | UHD Graphics (32EU) |
CPU
| P-Cores | 6 | 4 |
| P-Threads | 12 | 8 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 2.6 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.8 GHz | 4.6 GHz |
| E-Cores | 8 | 8 |
| E-Threads | 8 | 8 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 1.9 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 3.6 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Total Cores | 14 | 12 |
| Total Threads | 20 | 16 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 26x | 25x |
| L1 Cache | 80K (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 2MB (per core) | 1280K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 24MB (shared) | 18MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | Yes |
Package
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 45-55 W (configurable) | 45-55 W (configurable) |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 157 W | 157 W |
| Socket | BGA-1964 | BGA-1964 |
| Peak temperature | 100°C | 100°C |
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) | Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1500 MHz | 1350 MHz |
| Shading Units | 256 | 256 |
| TMUs | 16 | 16 |
| ROPs | 8 | 8 |
| Execution Units | 32 | 32 |
| TGP | 45 W | 45 W |
iGPU FLOPS
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 13600HX official page | Intel Core i5 12600HX official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 20 | 20 |
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