Intel Core i5 13600K vs i3 12100
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We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.5 GHz Intel Core i5 13600K with 14-cores against the 3.3 GHz i3 12100 with 4-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
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i5 13600K
- Has 10 more physical cores
- Has 12 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
- Unlocked multiplier
- More powerful Intel UHD Graphics 770 integrated graphics: 0.8 vs 0.5 TFLOPS
- Supports up to 192 GB DDR5-5600 RAM
- Newer - released 9 months later
- 19% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.1 GHz vs 4.3 GHz)
- Around 12.8 GB/s (17%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- 23% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2718 vs 2215 points
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | 492 | - |
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | 5581 | - |
Cinebench Scores (#92nd place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1300 MB/sec | 631.3 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 134.7 Klines/sec | 46.7 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 374.2 pages/sec | 170.3 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 465.8 Mpixels/sec | 201.3 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 277.2 pages/sec | 222.5 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 68.3 images/sec | 39.3 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 136 images/sec | 68.8 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 30.1 Mpixels/sec | 10.9 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 122 GOps/sec | 37 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 90.2 GOps/sec | 29 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 153M Primes/sec | 49M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 50.8M Strings/sec | 14.7M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 26.9 GBytes/sec | 7.4 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 473.1 MBytes/sec | 146.2 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 2245 Frames/sec | 778 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 28.6B Matrices/sec | 10B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 10.3 PPW | 7.2 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 128.8 PPW | 123.8 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 299.7 PPW | 208.4 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 2.48 PPW | 1.86 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core i5 13600K
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-04-09 (Shinigami) | Cinebench 2026 | 492 / 5581 |
| 📘 2025-04-29 (DSMJohn) | Cinebench 2024 | 118 / 1289 |
| 📘 2025-04-20 (io) | Cinebench 2024 | 114 / 1206 |
| 📘 2025-04-09 (stuchi) | Cinebench 2024 | 124 / 1248 |
| 📘 2024-09-23 (Fireman12402) | Cinebench 2024 | 112 / 1258 |
Intel Core i3 12100
No benchmark results yet
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 13600K and i3 12100General
| Vendor | Intel | Intel |
| Released | September 27, 2022 | January 4, 2022 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Raptor Lake | Alder Lake |
| Model number | i5-13600K | i3-12100 |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics 770 | UHD Graphics 730 |
| Rival Equivalent | - AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | - |
| Successor | - Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus | - Intel Core i3 14100 |
Intel CPU rating (60th and 188th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 6 | 4 |
| P-Threads | 12 | 8 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.5 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5.1 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| E-Cores | 8 | - |
| E-Threads | 8 | - |
| Base Frequency (E) | 2.6 GHz | - |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 3.9 GHz | - |
| Total Cores | 14 | 4 |
| Total Threads | 20 | 8 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 35x | 33x |
| L1 Cache | 80K (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 2MB (per core) | 1280K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 24MB (shared) | 12MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | No |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 125 W | 60 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 181 W | 89 W |
| Socket | LGA-1700 | LGA-1700 |
| Peak Temperature | 100°C | 100°C |
Desktop CPU ranking (60th and 129th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 770 | Intel UHD Graphics 730 |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1500 MHz | 1400 MHz |
| Shading Units | 256 | 192 |
| TMUs | 16 | 48 |
| ROPs | 8 | 24 |
| Execution Units | 32 | 24 |
| TGP | 15 W | 15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
More info: UHD Graphics 730 compared to Graphics 770
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR5-5600 - DDR4-3200 |
- DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 |
| Max. Memory Size | 192 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 89.6 GB/s | 76.8 GB/s |
| ECC Support | Yes | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core i5 13600K official page | Intel Core i3 12100 official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 20 | 20 |
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Total votes: 8