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Intel Core i5-13600KF vs Intel Core i5-14600K. Specifications, performance, tests

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Q4/2022
Intel Core i5-13600KF
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Intel Core i5-14600K

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Intel Core i5-14600K

What's the best choice Intel Core i5-13600KF or Intel Core i5-14600K? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

Intel Core i5-13600KF has a base frequency of 3.50 GHz (5.10 GHz). 14 / 20 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 125 W. Released in Q4/2022.

Intel Core i5-14600K has a base frequency of 3.50 GHz. 14 / 20 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 125 W. Released in Q4/2023.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    29 left arrow place

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    14 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    34 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    15 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    27 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    9 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    29 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    37 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    36 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    25 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i5-13600KF Intel Core i5-13600KF
Intel Core i5-14600K Intel Core i5-14600K
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 13000 left arrow -
  • Family
    Intel Core i5 left arrow Intel Core i (14th Gen)
  • Generation
    13 left arrow -
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i5-12600KF left arrow -
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop
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 left arrow -
  • A-Core Frequency
    3.50 GHz (5.10 GHz) left arrow -
  • B-Core
    8x Gracemont left arrow -
  • B-Core Frequency
    2.60 GHz (3.90 GHz) left arrow -
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow -
  • CPU Cores
    14 left arrow 14
  • CPU Threads
    20 left arrow 20
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow -
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow -
  • Base Frequency
    - left arrow 3.5 GHz
  • E-core Base Clock
    - left arrow 2.6 GHz
  • E-core Max Turbo
    - left arrow 4 GHz
  • Efficient Cores
    - left arrow 8
  • P-core Base Clock
    - left arrow 3.5 GHz
  • P-core Max Turbo
    - left arrow 5.3 GHz
  • Performance Cores
    - left arrow 6
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    - left arrow 5.3 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.

  • GPU name
    None left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 770
  • Execution units
    - left arrow 32
  • GPU Frequency
    - left arrow 300 MHz
  • GPU Turbo
    - left arrow 1550 MHz
Hardware codec support

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

  • AV1
    No left arrow -
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow -
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow -
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow -
  • JPEG
    No left arrow -
  • VC-1
    No left arrow -
  • VP8
    No left arrow -
  • VP9
    No left arrow -
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i5-14600K and Intel Core i5-13600KF. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow -
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 192 GB
  • Memory Bandwidth
    89.6 GB/s left arrow -
  • Memory channels
    2 (Dual Channel) left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR5-5600 left arrow DDR5-5600 / DDR4-3200
  • PCIe
    5.0 x 20 left arrow -
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow -
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-13600KF and Intel Core i5-14600K 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 -
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    125 W left arrow -
  • TDP (PL2)
    181 W left arrow 181 W
  • TDP (PL1 / PBP, legacy combined label)
    - left arrow 125 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-13600KF and Intel Core i5-14600K, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Raptor Lake S left arrow Raptor Lake
  • Chip design
    Monolithic left arrow -
  • Documents
    Technical data sheet left arrow -
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow -
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ left arrow -
  • L2-Cache
    20 MB left arrow 20 MB
  • L3-Cache
    24 MB left arrow 24 MB
  • Operating systems
    Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q4/2022 left arrow Q4/2023
  • Release price
    294 $ left arrow -
  • Socket
    LGA 1700 left arrow FCLGA1700
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow Intel 7
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow -
  • Intel Smart Cache
    - left arrow 24 MB

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Shared tests with results for both models: 8

Blender Cycles

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

Test and settingsIntel Core i5-13600KF Intel Core i5-14600KResult difference¹
Blender 5.2.0 / CPU / Windows 307.73634 samples/min Submissions: 8 319.335213 samples/min Submissions: 16 +3.8 %
Blender 5.1.1 / CPU / Windows 332.728216 samples/min Submissions: 7 311.979665 samples/min Submissions: 7 -6.2 %
Blender 4.5.0 / CPU / Windows 295.836412 samples/min Submissions: 41 299.897209 samples/min Submissions: 93 +1.4 %
Blender 4.4.0 / CPU / Windows 285.103911 samples/min Submissions: 29 301.862874 samples/min Submissions: 47 +5.9 %
Blender 4.3.0 / CPU / Windows 279.288287 samples/min Submissions: 36 297.597714 samples/min Submissions: 32 +6.6 %
Blender 4.2.0 / CPU / Windows 278.048032 samples/min Submissions: 54 293.011509 samples/min Submissions: 48 +5.4 %
Blender 4.1.0 / CPU / Windows 276.737936 samples/min Submissions: 86 303.901316 samples/min Submissions: 31 +9.8 %
Blender 4.0.0 / CPU / Windows 291.820849 samples/min Submissions: 85 315.487077 samples/min Submissions: 40 +8.1 %

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 i5-13600KF

Intel Core i5-14600K

Results with primary test sources

Published measurements are separate from the archived index. Incomplete conditions and unknown run counts do not support ranking positions or calculated performance differences.

Model TestResultReported conditions
Intel Core i5-14600K Cinebench 2024 / multi-core 1392 points Graphics card: GeForce RTX 4090
System RAM: 32 GB
Intel Core i5-14600K Cinebench 2024 / single-core 122 points Graphics card: GeForce RTX 4090
System RAM: 32 GB
Intel Core i5-14600K Cinebench R15 / multi-core 3640 points Graphics card: GeForce RTX 4090
System RAM: 32 GB
Intel Core i5-14600K Cinebench R15 / single-core 297 points Graphics card: GeForce RTX 4090
System RAM: 32 GB
Intel Core i5-14600K Cinebench R20 / multi-core 9371 points Graphics card: GeForce RTX 4090
System RAM: 32 GB
Intel Core i5-14600K Cinebench R20 / single-core 790 points Graphics card: GeForce RTX 4090
System RAM: 32 GB
Intel Core i5-14600K Cinebench R23 / multi-core 24491 points Graphics card: GeForce RTX 4090
System RAM: 32 GB
Intel Core i5-14600K Cinebench R23 / single-core 2064 points Graphics card: GeForce RTX 4090
System RAM: 32 GB

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 / 20 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
Intel Core i5-13600KF 9286.948123 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 20 threads / windows
System RAM: 32 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Motherboard: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. / PRIME B760-PLUS
Duration: 107.678 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 20 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
Intel Core i5-14600K 6351.182273 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 20 threads / windows
System RAM: 32 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Motherboard: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. / B760M GAMING X AX
Duration: 157.451 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

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