Intel Core i5 13600HX vs i5 13450HX

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.6 GHz Intel Core i5 13600HX with 14-cores against the 2.4 GHz i5 13450HX with 10-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

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

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 13450HX and 13600HX
Advantages of Intel Core i5 13600HX
  • Has 4 more physical cores
  • Has 4096 KB larger L3 cache size
  • 4% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.8 GHz vs 4.6 GHz)
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Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks

Cinebench R23

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
20443

GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
14140
File compression 1150 MB/sec 1050 MB/sec
Clang compilation 108.4 Klines/sec 95.4 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 349.2 pages/sec 301.3 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 399.1 Mpixels/sec 375.6 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 248.6 pages/sec 238 pages/sec
Background blur 59.8 images/sec 55.7 images/sec
Photo processing 133.7 images/sec 109.3 images/sec
Ray tracing 25.7 Mpixels/sec 21.8 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)
30169
Integer math 108.7 GOps/sec 88.8 GOps/sec
Floating point math 79.3 GOps/sec 65.4 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 111M Primes/sec 76M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 38.8M Strings/sec 35.7M Strings/sec
Data encryption 20.6 GBytes/sec 18.5 GBytes/sec
Data compression 343.5 MBytes/sec 331.4 MBytes/sec
Physics 1817 Frames/sec 1460 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 20.4B Matrices/sec 20.3B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4]

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 13600HX and i5 13450HX

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released January 3, 2023 January 3, 2023
Type Laptop Laptop
instruction set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Raptor Lake
Model number i5-13600HX i5-13450HX
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics (32EU) UHD Graphics (16EU)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 6
P-Threads 12 12
Base Frequency (P) 2.6 GHz 2.4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.8 GHz 4.6 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 8 4
E-Threads 8 4
Base Frequency (E) 1.9 GHz 1.8 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.6 GHz 3.4 GHz
Total
Total Cores 14 10
Total Threads 20 16
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 26x 24x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 2MB (per core)
L3 Cache 24MB (shared) 20MB (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 (16EU)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 350 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1500 MHz 1450 MHz
Shading Units 256 128
TMUs 16 16
ROPs 8 8
Execution Units 32 16
TGP 45 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
0.74 TFLOPS
0.382 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 13600HX official page Intel Core i5 13450HX official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

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So which CPU will you choose: Intel Core i5 13450HX or i5 13600HX?
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