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Intel Core i5-13600K vs Intel Core i5-13420H. Specifications, performance, tests

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Q4/2022
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Intel Core i5-13420H
Intel Core i5-13420H

What's the best choice Intel Core i5-13600K or Intel Core i5-13420H? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

Intel Core i5-13600K has a base frequency of 3.40 GHz. 14 / 20 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 125 W. Released in Q4/2022.

Intel Core i5-13420H has a base frequency of 2.10 GHz (4.60 GHz). 8 / 12 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 45 W. Released in Q1/2023.

Differences

  • More number of cores

    6 more cores

    14 left arrow 8

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-13600K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    8 place
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    45 W left arrow 125 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-13420H CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    304 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i5-13600K Intel Core i5-13600K
Intel Core i5-13420H Intel Core i5-13420H
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 13000 left arrow Intel Core i 13000H
  • Family
    13th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors left arrow Intel Core i5
  • Generation
    13 left arrow 13
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i5-12600K left arrow Intel Core i5-12450H
  • Processor Number
    i5-13600K left arrow -
  • Segment
    Desktop left arrow Mobile
  • Successor
    No left arrow -
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • A-Core
    6x Raptor Cove / 3.40 GHz (5.30 GHz) left arrow 4x Raptor Cove
  • B-Core
    8x Gracemont / 2.80 GHz (4.00 GHz) left arrow 4x Gracemont
  • Base Frequency
    3.4 GHz left arrow -
  • Core architecture
    hybrid left arrow hybrid (big.LITTLE)
  • CPU Cores
    14 left arrow 8
  • CPU Threads
    20 left arrow 12
  • E-core Base Clock
    2.6 GHz left arrow -
  • E-core Max Turbo
    3.9 GHz left arrow -
  • Efficient Cores
    8 left arrow -
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Boost Clock
    5.1 GHz left arrow -
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • P-core Base Clock
    3.5 GHz left arrow -
  • P-core Max Turbo
    5.1 GHz left arrow -
  • Performance Cores
    6 left arrow -
  • A-Core Frequency
    - left arrow 2.10 GHz (4.60 GHz)
  • B-Core Frequency
    - left arrow 1.50 GHz (3.40 GHz)
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    32 left arrow 48
  • Generation
    12 left arrow 13
  • GPU Frequency
    400 MHz left arrow 200 MHz
  • GPU name
    Intel UHD Graphics 770 left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (48 EU)
  • GPU Turbo
    1500 MHz left arrow 1200 MHz
  • Graphics Base Frequency
    300 MHz left arrow -
  • Graphics Output
    eDP 1.4b, DP 1.4a, HDMI 2.1 left arrow -
  • Max. displays
    4 left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    16 GB left arrow 32 GB
  • Release date
    Q4/2022 left arrow Q1/2023
  • Shader
    256 left arrow 384
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 10 nm
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i5-13420H and Intel Core i5-13600K. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    192 GB left arrow 64 GB
  • Memory Bandwidth
    89.8 GB/s left arrow 76.8 GB/s
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2 (Dual Channel)
  • Memory type
    Up to DDR5 5600 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s left arrow DDR4-3200DDR5-5200LPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5-5200
  • PCIe
    5.0 x 20 left arrow 5.0 x 28
  • PCIe lanes
    20 left arrow -
  • PCIe version
    5.0 and 4.0 left arrow -
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-13600K and Intel Core i5-13420H Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    100 °C left arrow 100 °C
  • Maximum Turbo Power
    181 W left arrow -
  • Processor Base Power (PBP)
    125 W left arrow -
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    125 W left arrow -
  • TDP (PL2)
    171 W left arrow 115 W
  • TDP down
    No left arrow 35 W
  • TDP up
    No left arrow 95 W
  • TDP (PL1 / PBP, legacy combined label)
    - left arrow 45 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-13600K and Intel Core i5-13420H, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Raptor Lake S left arrow Raptor Lake H
  • Cache (manufacturer label)
    24 MB Intel Smart Cache left arrow -
  • Codename
    Products formerly Raptor Lake left arrow -
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
  • L2-Cache
    20 MB (Total cache capacity) left arrow -
  • L3-Cache
    24 MB left arrow 12 MB
  • Marketing Status (manufacturer label)
    Launched left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q4/2022 left arrow Q1/2023
  • Socket
    FCLGA1700 left arrow BGA 1744
  • Technology
    Intel 7 (Manufacturer process designation) left arrow 10 nm
  • Use Conditions
    PC/Client/Tablet, Workstation left arrow -
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • Chip design
    - left arrow Monolithic
  • Documents
    - left arrow Technical data sheet
  • Operating systems
    - left arrow Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
  • Release price
    - left arrow 342 $

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Shared tests with results for both models: 9

Blender Cycles

Each row uses one Blender version, operating system and compute backend.

Test and settingsIntel Core i5-13600K Intel Core i5-13420HResult difference¹
Blender 5.2.0 / CPU / Windows 312.8135 samples/min Submissions: 5 122.093007 samples/min Submissions: 9 -61.0 %
Blender 5.1.1 / CPU / Linux 320.668184 samples/min Submissions: 6 154.814675 samples/min Submissions: 5 -51.7 %
Blender 5.1.0 / CPU / Windows 322.207228 samples/min Submissions: 7 104.606878 samples/min Submissions: 7 -67.5 %
Blender 4.5.0 / CPU / Windows 302.183788 samples/min Submissions: 31 121.032013 samples/min Submissions: 50 -59.9 %
Blender 4.4.0 / CPU / Windows 282.092469 samples/min Submissions: 21 114.602065 samples/min Submissions: 23 -59.4 %
Blender 4.3.0 / CPU / Windows 288.051585 samples/min Submissions: 27 121.517197 samples/min Submissions: 60 -57.8 %
Blender 4.2.0 / CPU / Windows 280.268891 samples/min Submissions: 77 120.950319 samples/min Submissions: 38 -56.8 %
Blender 4.1.0 / CPU / Windows 304.007374 samples/min Submissions: 62 131.293774 samples/min Submissions: 17 -56.8 %
Blender 4.0.0 / CPU / Windows 302.993163 samples/min Submissions: 145 113.618187 samples/min Submissions: 29 -62.5 %

¹ Difference of the second result relative to the first in that row. No percentage is calculated for different upscaling algorithms. This compares published results, not a universal performance index.

Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

Intel Core i5-13600K

Intel Core i5-13420H

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 9 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
Intel Core i5-13420H 2975.039419 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 9 threads / windows
System RAM: 16 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Motherboard: LENOVO / LNVNB161216
Duration: 336.13 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

RandomX / XMRig 6.25.0 / 1M / 20 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
Intel Core i5-13600K 7629.627369 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.25.0 / 1M / 20 threads / windows
System RAM: 32 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Motherboard: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. / Z690 UD DDR4
Duration: 131.068 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

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