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Intel Core i9 13900K vs i5 13600K

82 out of 100
Intel Core i9 13900K
VS
67 out of 100
Intel Core i5 13600K
Intel Core i9 13900K
Intel Core i5 13600K

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.0 GHz Intel Core i9 13900K with 24-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.

  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
42.1
(Average)
Value Index
29.7
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 13600K and 13900K
Advantages of Intel Core i9 13900K
  • Has 10 more physical cores
  • Has 12 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • 6% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.4 GHz vs 5.1 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i9 13900K
vs
Core i5 13600K

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 673 492
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 8146 5581
Cinebench Scores (35th and 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)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core i9 13900K +27%
20498
Core i5 13600K
16101
File compression 1570 MB/sec 1300 MB/sec
Clang compilation 193.2 Klines/sec 134.7 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 477 pages/sec 374.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 560.7 Mpixels/sec 465.8 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 301.8 pages/sec 277.2 pages/sec
Background blur 75.8 images/sec 68.3 images/sec
Photo processing 162.5 images/sec 136 images/sec
Ray tracing 43.5 Mpixels/sec 30.1 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 683 & 448 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i9 13900K +55%
58087
Core i5 13600K
37461
Integer math 206.4 GOps/sec 122 GOps/sec
Floating point math 150.5 GOps/sec 90.2 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 232M Primes/sec 153M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 86.9M Strings/sec 50.8M Strings/sec
Data encryption 46.2 GBytes/sec 26.9 GBytes/sec
Data compression 785.8 MBytes/sec 473.1 MBytes/sec
Physics 3101 Frames/sec 2245 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 46B Matrices/sec 28.6B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 12796 & 5100 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i9 13900K +71%
529.69
Core i5 13600K
310.15

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 15.2 PPW 10.3 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 164 PPW 128.8 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 464.7 PPW 299.7 PPW
Blender / Watt 4.24 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 i9 13900K
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-11 (Nagambie)Cinebench 2026673 / 8146
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-09 (veshelya)Cinebench 2024133 / 941
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-23 (Rohit007)Cinebench 2024124 / 1906
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-09 (LieInMyEyes)Cinebench 2024126 / 1771
πŸ“˜ 2025-05-21 (Richh)Cinebench 2024122 / 1823
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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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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i9 13900K and i5 13600K

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released September 27, 2022 September 27, 2022
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Raptor Lake
Model number i9-13900K i5-13600K
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 770 UHD Graphics 770
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 9 285K - Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus
Intel CPU rating (14th and 60th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 6
P-Threads 16 12
Base Frequency (P) 3.0 GHz 3.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.4 GHz 5.1 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 16 8
E-Threads 16 8
Base Frequency (E) 2.2 GHz 2.6 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4.3 GHz 3.9 GHz
Total
Total Cores 24 14
Total Threads 32 20
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 30x 35x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 2MB (per core)
L3 Cache 36MB (shared) 24MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 125 W 125 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 253 W 181 W
Socket LGA-1700 LGA-1700
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 100Β°C
Desktop CPU ranking (21st and 61st place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 770 Intel UHD Graphics 770
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1650 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 i9 13900K
0.8 TFLOPS
Core i5 13600K
0.8 TFLOPS
See: Intel UHD Graphics 770 benchmarks

Memory Support

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

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i9 13900K 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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