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Intel Core i5-6600K vs Intel Core i5-13600KF. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q3/2015
Intel Core i5-6600K
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Q4/2022
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Intel Core i5-13600KF
Intel Core i5-13600KF

What's the best choice Intel Core i5-6600K or Intel Core i5-13600KF? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Core i5-6600K has a base frequency of 3.50 GHz. 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 91 W. Released in Q3/2015.

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.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    219 left arrow place
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    91 W left arrow 125 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-6600K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    242 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    256 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    293 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    305 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    269 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    491 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    326 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    486 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    667 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    109 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    118 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    313 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    80 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    300 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    89 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    487 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    29 left arrow place
  • More number of cores

    10 more cores

    14 left arrow 4

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 i5-6600K Intel Core i5-6600K
Intel Core i5-13600KF Intel Core i5-13600KF
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 6000 left arrow Intel Core i 13000
  • Family
    Intel Core i5 left arrow Intel Core i5
  • Generation
    6 left arrow 13
  • Predecessor
    - left arrow Intel Core i5-12600KF
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Successor
    Intel Core i5-7600K 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
    - left arrow 6x Raptor Cove
  • B-Core
    - left arrow 8x Gracemont
  • Base Frequency
    3.5 GHz left arrow -
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow hybrid (big.LITTLE)
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 14
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 20
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.9 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    3.6 GHz left arrow -
  • A-Core Frequency
    - left arrow 3.50 GHz (5.10 GHz)
  • B-Core Frequency
    - left arrow 2.60 GHz (3.90 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 -
  • Execution units
    24 left arrow -
  • Generation
    9 left arrow -
  • GPU Frequency
    350 MHz left arrow -
  • GPU name
    Intel HD Graphics 530 left arrow None
  • GPU Turbo
    1150 MHz left arrow -
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow -
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q3/2015 left arrow -
  • Shader
    192 left arrow -
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow -
Hardware codec support

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

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

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i5-13600KF and Intel Core i5-6600K. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    64 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2 (Dual Channel)
  • Memory type
    DDR3-1600DDR4-2133 left arrow DDR5-5600
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow -
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow -
  • Memory Bandwidth
    - left arrow 89.6 GB/s
  • PCIe
    - left arrow 5.0 x 20
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-6600K and Intel Core i5-13600KF 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
    - left arrow 100 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    91 W left arrow 125 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    - left arrow 181 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-6600K and Intel Core i5-13600KF, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Skylake S left arrow Raptor Lake S
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
  • L2-Cache
    - left arrow 20 MB
  • L3-Cache
    6 MB left arrow 24 MB
  • Release date
    Q3/2015 left arrow Q4/2022
  • Socket
    LGA 1151 left arrow LGA 1700
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • 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 294 $

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs
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 i5-6600K

Intel Core i5-13600KF

More results: 2

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.

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i5-6600K and Intel Core i5-13600KF.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 SC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

1041.000000
Intel Core i5-6600K
2026.000000
Intel Core i5-13600KF
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 MC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

3965.000000
Intel Core i5-6600K
24525.000000
Intel Core i5-13600KF
Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

395.000000
Intel Core i5-6600K
775.000000
Intel Core i5-13600KF
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

1572.000000
Intel Core i5-6600K
9329.000000
Intel Core i5-13600KF
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

166.000000
Intel Core i5-6600K
290.000000
Intel Core i5-13600KF
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

600.000000
Intel Core i5-6600K
3652.000000
Intel Core i5-13600KF
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

1106.000000
Intel Core i5-6600K
1914.000000
Intel Core i5-13600KF
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

3631.000000
Intel Core i5-6600K
16227.000000
Intel Core i5-13600KF
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks

Higher values are better in this metric.

8288.000000
Intel Core i5-6600K
38275.000000
Intel Core i5-13600KF

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