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Intel Core i5 14500 vs i5 13600K

63 out of 100
Intel Core i5 14500
VS
67 out of 100
Intel Core i5 13600K
Intel Core i5 14500
Intel Core i5 13600K

We compared two 14-core desktop CPUs: the 2.6 GHz Intel Core i5 14500 against the 3.5 GHz i5 13600K. 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
66.1
(Good)
Value Index
29.7
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 13600K and 14500
Advantages of Intel Core i5 14500
  • Newer - released 1 year and 3 months later
Advantages of Intel Core i5 13600K
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • Around 12.8 GB/s (17%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.1 GHz vs 5 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i5 14500
vs
Core i5 13600K

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Core i5 14500
1145
Core i5 13600K +13%
1289
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 409 492
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 2104 5581
Cinebench Scores (120th and 93rd 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)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core i5 14500
15155
Core i5 13600K +6%
16101
File compression 1200 MB/sec 1300 MB/sec
Clang compilation 112.8 Klines/sec 134.7 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 393.3 pages/sec 374.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 436.6 Mpixels/sec 465.8 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 264.2 pages/sec 277.2 pages/sec
Background blur 63.7 images/sec 68.3 images/sec
Photo processing 134.7 images/sec 136 images/sec
Ray tracing 26.9 Mpixels/sec 30.1 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] โ€“ 235 & 448 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i5 14500
30757
Core i5 13600K +22%
37461
Integer math 108 GOps/sec 122 GOps/sec
Floating point math 79.5 GOps/sec 90.2 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 106M Primes/sec 153M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 40.9M Strings/sec 50.8M Strings/sec
Data encryption 21.4 GBytes/sec 26.9 GBytes/sec
Data compression 371.1 MBytes/sec 473.1 MBytes/sec
Physics 1745 Frames/sec 2245 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 22.5B Matrices/sec 28.6B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] โ€“ 2334 & 5100 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i5 14500
257.62
Core i5 13600K +20%
310.15

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 17.6 PPW 10.3 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 233.2 PPW 128.8 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 473.2 PPW 299.7 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.96 PPW 2.48 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 14500
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-07-05 (SeanyBoy)Cinebench 2026409 / 2104
๐Ÿ“˜ 2024-08-02 (AliR88)Cinebench 2024110 / 1145
Add View all (2)
Intel Core i5 13600K
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-04-09 (Shinigami)Cinebench 2026492 / 5581
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-04-29 (DSMJohn)Cinebench 2024118 / 1289
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-04-20 (io)Cinebench 2024114 / 1206
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-04-09 (stuchi)Cinebench 2024124 / 1248
๐Ÿ“˜ 2024-09-23 (Fireman12402)Cinebench 2024112 / 1258
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 14500 and i5 13600K

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released January 9, 2024 September 27, 2022
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Refresh Raptor Lake
Model number i5-14500 i5-13600K
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 770 UHD Graphics 770
Rival Equivalent - - AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
Successor - - Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus
Intel CPU rating (70th and 60th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 6
P-Threads 12 12
Base Frequency (P) 2.6 GHz 3.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5 GHz 5.1 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 8 8
E-Threads 8 8
Base Frequency (E) 1.9 GHz 2.6 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.7 GHz 3.9 GHz
Total
Total Cores 14 14
Total Threads 20 20
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 26x 35x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 2MB (per core)
L3 Cache 24MB (shared) 24MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No Yes

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 65 W 125 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 154 W 181 W
Socket LGA-1700 LGA-1700
Peak Temperature 100ยฐC 100ยฐC
Desktop CPU ranking (69th and 60th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 770 Intel UHD Graphics 770
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1550 MHz 1500 MHz
Shading Units 256 256
TMUs 16 16
ROPs 8 8
Execution Units 32 32
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i5 14500
0.8 TFLOPS
Core i5 13600K
0.8 TFLOPS
See: Intel UHD Graphics 770 benchmarks

Memory Support

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

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i5 14500 official page Intel Core i5 13600K official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

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Comments

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