Intel Core i5-13600K vs Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450. Specifications

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

• CPU group
  Intel Core i 13000 Intel Core 2 Quad Q8000/Q9000
• Family
  13th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors Intel Core2 Duo
• Generation
  13 2
• Predecessor
  Intel Core i5-12600K No
• Processor Number
  i5-13600K -
• Segment
  Desktop Desktop / Server
• Successor
  No No

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) -
• B-Core
  8x Gracemont / 2.80 GHz (4.00 GHz) -
• Base Frequency
  3.4 GHz 2.66 GHz
• Core architecture
  hybrid normal
• CPU Cores
  14 4
• CPU Threads
  20 4
• E-core Base Clock
  2.6 GHz -
• E-core Max Turbo
  3.9 GHz -
• Efficient Cores
  8 -
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  Yes No
• Max. Boost Clock
  5.1 GHz -
• Overclocking
  Yes No
• P-core Base Clock
  3.5 GHz -
• P-core Max Turbo
  5.1 GHz -
• Performance Cores
  6 -
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  - No
• Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
  - No turbo

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 -
• Execution units
  32 -
• Generation
  12 -
• GPU Frequency
  400 MHz -
• GPU name
  Intel UHD Graphics 770 -
• GPU Turbo
  1500 MHz -
• Graphics Base Frequency
  300 MHz -
• Graphics Output
  eDP 1.4b, DP 1.4a, HDMI 2.1 -
• Max. displays
  4 -
• Max. GPU Memory
  16 GB -
• Release date
  Q4/2022 -
• Shader
  256 -
• Technology
  10 nm -

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

• AV1
  Decode -
• H.264 / AVC
  Decode / Encode -
• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode -
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode -
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode -
• VC-1
  Decode -
• VP8
  Decode -
• VP9
  Decode / Encode -

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 and Intel Core i5-13600K. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• ECC
  Yes No
• Max. Memory
  192 GB 16 GB
• Memory Bandwidth
  89.8 GB/s -
• Memory channels
  2 2
• Memory type
  Up to DDR5 5600 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s DDR2-800 / DDR3-1066
• PCIe
  5.0 x 20 -
• PCIe lanes
  20 -
• PCIe version
  5.0 and 4.0 -

• AES-NI
  Yes No

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-13600K and Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 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 90 °C
• Maximum Turbo Power
  181 W -
• Processor Base Power (PBP)
  125 W -
• TDP (PL1, legacy label)
  125 W 95 W
• TDP (PL2)
  171 W No
• TDP down
  No No
• TDP up
  No No

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-13600K and Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Architecture
  Raptor Lake S Yorkfield
• Cache (manufacturer label)
  24 MB Intel Smart Cache -
• Codename
  Products formerly Raptor Lake -
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ MMX, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1
• L2-Cache
  20 MB (Total cache capacity) 12 MB
• L3-Cache
  24 MB No
• Marketing Status (manufacturer label)
  Launched -
• Official source
  https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/230493/intel-core-i513600k-processor-24m-cache-up-to-5-10-ghz/specifications.html -
• Release date
  Q4/2022 Q1/2008
• Socket
  FCLGA1700 LGA 775
• Technology
  Conflicting source values: 10 nm | Intel 7 (Manufacturer process designation) 45 nm
• Use Conditions
  PC/Client/Tablet, Workstation -
• Verification scope
  Explicit manufacturer fields refreshed; other original historical fields retained, not all reverified. Partial composite conflicts are preserved. -
• Verified on
  2026-09-30 -
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d VT-x, VT-d