Intel Core i9 12900KF vs i5 13600K
We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.2 GHz Intel Core i9 12900KF with 16-cores against the 3.5 GHz i5 13600K with 14-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
NanoReview Final Score
Generic CPU rating
The "iGPU" and "Power Efficiency" have a minor impact on the NanoReview Score when comparing desktop CPUs.
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i9 12900KF
- Has 6144 KB larger L3 cache size
- Has 2 more physical cores
Advantages of Intel Core i5 13600K
- Newer - released 11-months later
- Around 12.8 GB/s (17%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- Includes an integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770
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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 | 1220 MB/sec | 1420 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 139.1 Klines/sec | 129.1 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 392.2 pages/sec | 391.4 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 446.7 Mpixels/sec | 479.4 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 272 pages/sec | 268.9 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 49.1 images/sec | 69.2 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 133 images/sec | 148.9 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 33.3 Mpixels/sec | 29.4 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 138.9 GOps/sec | 124.2 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 106.1 GOps/sec | 91.9 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 146M Primes/sec | 162M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 57.7M Strings/sec | 52.7M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 29.7 GBytes/sec | 27.6 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 539.6 MBytes/sec | 485.5 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 2129 Frames/sec | 2206 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 33.8B Matrices/sec | 29.3B Matrices/sec |
Value for money
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Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i9 12900KF and i5 13600KGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Intel |
| Released | October 27, 2021 | September 27, 2022 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| instruction set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Alder Lake | Raptor Lake |
| Model number | i9-12900KF | i5-13600K |
| Integrated GPU | No | UHD Graphics 770 |
CPU
| P-Cores | 8 | 6 |
| P-Threads | 16 | 12 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.2 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5.1 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| E-Cores | 8 | 8 |
| E-Threads | 8 | 8 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 2.4 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 3.9 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Total Cores | 16 | 14 |
| Total Threads | 24 | 20 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 32x | 35x |
| L1 Cache | 64K (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 14MB (shared) | 2MB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 30MB (shared) | 24MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | Yes |
Package
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 125 W | 125 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 241 W | 181 W |
| Socket | LGA-1700 | LGA-1700 |
| Peak temperature | 100°C | 100°C |
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | - | Intel UHD Graphics 770 |
| GPU Base Clock | - | 300 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | - | 1500 MHz |
| Shading Units | - | 256 |
| TMUs | - | 16 |
| ROPs | - | 8 |
| Execution Units | - | 32 |
| TGP | - | 15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory types | - DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 |
- DDR5-5600 - DDR4-3200 |
| Memory Size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Max. Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 89.6 GB/s |
| ECC Support | Yes | Yes |
Misc
| Official site | Intel Core i9 12900KF official page | Intel Core i5 13600K official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 20 | 20 |
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