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Intel Core i5 13600K vs i5 13500

67 out of 100
Intel Core i5 13600K
VS
59 out of 100
Intel Core i5 13500
Intel Core i5 13600K
Intel Core i5 13500

We compared two 14-core desktop CPUs: the 3.5 GHz Intel Core i5 13600K against the 2.5 GHz i5 13500. 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
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
29.7
(Mediocre)
Value Index
40.1
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 13500 and 13600K
Advantages of Intel Core i5 13600K
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • Around 12.8 GB/s (17%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • 6% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.1 GHz vs 4.8 GHz)
  • 11% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2718 vs 2451 points

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i5 13600K
vs
Core i5 13500

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Core i5 13600K +13%
1289
Core i5 13500
1145
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 492 457
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 5581 5184
Cinebench Scores (#94th place)
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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 13600K +11%
2718
Core i5 13500
2451
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core i5 13600K +28%
16101
Core i5 13500
12573
File compression 1300 MB/sec 930.8 MB/sec
Clang compilation 134.7 Klines/sec 128.5 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 374.2 pages/sec 277.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 465.8 Mpixels/sec 395.3 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 277.2 pages/sec 268.6 pages/sec
Background blur 68.3 images/sec 58.6 images/sec
Photo processing 136 images/sec 95.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 30.1 Mpixels/sec 18.6 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 448 & 1152 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i5 13600K +22%
37461
Core i5 13500
30777
Integer math 122 GOps/sec 107.7 GOps/sec
Floating point math 90.2 GOps/sec 79.7 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 153M Primes/sec 99M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 50.8M Strings/sec 42M Strings/sec
Data encryption 26.9 GBytes/sec 21.9 GBytes/sec
Data compression 473.1 MBytes/sec 383.8 MBytes/sec
Physics 2245 Frames/sec 1593 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 28.6B Matrices/sec 23.5B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 5100 & 3228 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i5 13600K +20%
310.15
Core i5 13500
257.87

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 10.3 PPW 17.6 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 128.8 PPW 193.4 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 299.7 PPW 473.5 PPW
Blender / Watt 2.48 PPW 3.97 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Core i5 13600K
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-09 (Shinigami)Cinebench 2026492 / 5581
πŸ“˜ 2025-04-29 (DSMJohn)Cinebench 2024118 / 1289
πŸ“˜ 2025-04-20 (io)Cinebench 2024114 / 1206
πŸ“˜ 2025-04-09 (stuchi)Cinebench 2024124 / 1248
πŸ“˜ 2024-09-23 (Fireman12402)Cinebench 2024112 / 1258
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Intel Core i5 13500
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-08 (Ikkyusan)Cinebench 2024112 / 1247
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-08 (Ikkyusan)Geekbench 6 CPU2669 / 15633
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-08 (Ikkyusan)Cinebench 2026457 / 5184
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 13600K and i5 13500

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released September 27, 2022 January 3, 2023
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Raptor Lake
Model number i5-13600K i5-13500
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 770 UHD Graphics 770
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 5 7600X - AMD Ryzen 5 7600
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus - Intel Core i5 14500
Intel CPU rating (#60th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 6
P-Threads 12 12
Base Frequency (P) 3.5 GHz 2.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.1 GHz 4.8 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 8 8
E-Threads 8 8
Base Frequency (E) 2.6 GHz 1.8 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.9 GHz 3.5 GHz
Total
Total Cores 14 14
Total Threads 20 20
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 35x 25x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 1280K (per core)
L3 Cache 24MB (shared) 24MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes No

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 125 W 65 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 181 W 154 W
Socket LGA-1700 LGA-1700
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 100Β°C
Desktop CPU ranking (#61st place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 770 Intel UHD Graphics 770
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1500 MHz 1550 MHz
Shading Units 256 256
TMUs 16 16
ROPs 8 8
Execution Units 32 32
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i5 13600K
0.8 TFLOPS
Core i5 13500
0.8 TFLOPS
See: Intel UHD Graphics 770 benchmarks

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-5600
- DDR4-3200		 - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
Max. Memory Size 192 GB 192 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 89.6 GB/s 76.8 GB/s
ECC Support Yes Yes

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i5 13600K official page Intel Core i5 13500 official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

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