Intel Core i5-13600
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Intel Core i5-13600 vs Intel Core i7-12700. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2023
Intel Core i5-13600
Intel Core i5-13600
Released
Q4/2021
Overall score
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Intel Core i7-12700
Intel Core i7-12700

What's the best choice Intel Core i5-13600 or Intel Core i7-12700? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i5-13600 has a maximum frequency of 2.70 GHz (5.00 GHz). 14 / 20 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q1/2023.

Intel Core i7-12700 has a maximum frequency of 2.10 GHz. 12 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q4/2021.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    442 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 22% better clock speed

    2.70 GHz (5.00 GHz) left arrow 2.10 GHz
  • More number of cores

    2 times more cores

    14 left arrow 12

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    994 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    433 place
  • CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)
    9 place
  • CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
    17 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    60 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    37 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    155 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-12700 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    42 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    50 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    137 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    159 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    445 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    57 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    73 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i5-13600 Intel Core i5-13600
Intel Core i7-12700 Intel Core i7-12700
CPU family and group

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

  • Family
    Intel Core i5 left arrow Intel Core i7
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 13000 left arrow Intel Core i 12000
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Generation
    13 left arrow 12
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i5-12600 left arrow Intel Core i7-11700
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow hybrid (big.LITTLE)
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
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.

  • GPU name
    Intel UHD Graphics 770 left arrow Intel Iris Xe Graphics 32 (Alder Lake S)
  • GPU frequency
    0.30 GHz left arrow 0.40 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.50 GHz left arrow 1.45 GHz
  • Execution units
    32 left arrow 32
  • Shader
    256 left arrow 256
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB left arrow 16 GB
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 4
  • Generation
    11 left arrow 12
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Release date
    Q4/2021 left arrow Q4/2021
Hardware codec support

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

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i7-12700 and Intel Core i5-13600. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR5-5600 left arrow DDR4-3200DDR5-4800
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 256 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 (Dual Channel) left arrow 2
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-13600 and Intel Core i7-12700 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W left arrow 65 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    117 W left arrow --
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C left arrow 100 °C
Technologies and extensions

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

  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1700 left arrow LGA 1700
  • L2-Cache
    20.00 MB left arrow 2.50 MB
  • L3-Cache
    24.00 MB left arrow 25.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Alder Lake S Refresh left arrow Alder Lake S
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • 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+
  • Release date
    Q1/2023 left arrow Q4/2021

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i5-13600 and Intel Core i7-12700.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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