Intel Core i5-13600K vs Intel Core i5-4590. Specifications, performance, tests

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

• Segment
  Desktop Desktop / Server
• Family
  Intel Core i5 Intel Core i5
• Generation
  13 4
• CPU group
  Intel Core i 13000 Intel Core i 4000
• Predecessor
  Intel Core i5-12600K --
• Successor
  No --

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.

• Frequency
  3.40 GHz 3.30 GHz
• CPU Cores
  14 4
• CPU Threads
  20 4
• Hyperthreading
  Yes No
• Overclocking
  Yes No
• Core architecture
  hybrid normal
• A core
  6x Raptor Cove / 3.40 GHz (5.30 GHz) --
• B core
  8x Gracemont / 2.80 GHz (4.00 GHz) --

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 Iris Xe Graphics 32 Intel HD Graphics 4600
• GPU frequency
  0.40 GHz 0.35 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  1.45 GHz 1.10 GHz
• Execution units
  32 20
• Shader
  256 160
• Max. GPU Memory
  16 GB 2 GB
• Max. displays
  4 3
• Generation
  12 7.5
• DirectX Version
  12 11.1
• Technology
  10 nm 22 nm
• Release date
  Q4/2022 Q2/2013

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

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode No
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode No
• VP8
  Decode No
• AV1
  Decode No
• AVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i5-4590 and Intel Core i5-13600K. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• Memory type
  DDR5-5600 DDR3-1600
• Max. Memory
  128 GB 32 GB
• ECC
  Yes No
• Memory channels
  2 2

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-13600K and Intel Core i5-4590 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

• TDP (PL1)
  125 W 84 W
• TDP up
  No --
• TDP (PL2)
  171 W --
• TDP down
  No --
• Tjunction max.
  100 °C --

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

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
• L2-Cache
  20.00 MB --
• L3-Cache
  24.00 MB 6.00 MB
• Architecture
  Raptor Lake S Haswell S
• Technology
  10 nm 22 nm
• Socket
  LGA 1700 LGA 1150
• Release date
  Q4/2022 Q3/2014