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Intel Core i9-13900H vs Intel Core i5-13600K. Specifications, performance, tests

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Q1/2023
Intel Core i9-13900H
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Q4/2022
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Intel Core i5-13600K
Intel Core i5-13600K

What's the best choice Intel Core i9-13900H or Intel Core i5-13600K? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

Intel Core i9-13900H has a base frequency of 2.60 GHz (5.40 GHz). 14 / 20 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 45 W. Released in Q1/2023.

Intel Core i5-13600K has a base frequency of 3.40 GHz. 14 / 20 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 125 W. Released in Q4/2022.

Differences

  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    45 W left arrow 125 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i9-13900H CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    33 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    47 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    52 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    47 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    13 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    16 place

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    8 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i9-13900H Intel Core i9-13900H
Intel Core i5-13600K Intel Core i5-13600K
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 13000H left arrow Intel Core i 13000
  • Family
    Intel Core i9 left arrow 13th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
  • Generation
    13 left arrow 13
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i9-12900H left arrow Intel Core i5-12600K
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Desktop
  • Successor
    - left arrow No
  • Processor Number
    - left arrow i5-13600K
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 6x Raptor Cove / 3.40 GHz (5.30 GHz)
  • A-Core Frequency
    2.60 GHz (5.40 GHz) left arrow -
  • B-Core
    8x Gracemont left arrow 8x Gracemont / 2.80 GHz (4.00 GHz)
  • B-Core Frequency
    1.90 GHz (4.10 GHz) left arrow -
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow hybrid
  • CPU Cores
    14 left arrow 14
  • CPU Threads
    20 left arrow 20
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Base Frequency
    - left arrow 3.4 GHz
  • E-core Base Clock
    - left arrow 2.6 GHz
  • E-core Max Turbo
    - left arrow 3.9 GHz
  • Efficient Cores
    - left arrow 8
  • Max. Boost Clock
    - left arrow 5.1 GHz
  • P-core Base Clock
    - left arrow 3.5 GHz
  • P-core Max Turbo
    - left arrow 5.1 GHz
  • Performance Cores
    - left arrow 6
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
    12.1 left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    96 left arrow 32
  • Generation
    13 left arrow 12
  • GPU Frequency
    400 MHz left arrow 400 MHz
  • GPU name
    Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 770
  • GPU Turbo
    1500 MHz left arrow 1500 MHz
  • Max. displays
    4 left arrow 4
  • Max. GPU Memory
    32 GB left arrow 16 GB
  • Release date
    Q1/2022 left arrow Q4/2022
  • Shader
    768 left arrow 256
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Graphics Base Frequency
    - left arrow 300 MHz
  • Graphics Output
    - left arrow eDP 1.4b, DP 1.4a, HDMI 2.1
Hardware codec support

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

  • AV1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i5-13600K and Intel Core i9-13900H. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    64 GB left arrow 192 GB
  • Memory Bandwidth
    89.6 GB/s left arrow 89.8 GB/s
  • Memory channels
    2 (Dual Channel) left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200DDR5-5200LPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5-6400 left arrow Up to DDR5 5600 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
  • PCIe
    5.0 x 20 left arrow 5.0 x 20
  • PCIe lanes
    - left arrow 20
  • PCIe version
    - left arrow 5.0 and 4.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i9-13900H and Intel Core i5-13600K 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 100 °C
  • TDP (PL1 / PBP, legacy combined label)
    45 W left arrow -
  • TDP (PL2)
    115 W left arrow 171 W
  • TDP down
    35 W left arrow No
  • TDP up
    - left arrow No
  • Maximum Turbo Power
    - left arrow 181 W
  • Processor Base Power (PBP)
    - left arrow 125 W
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    - left arrow 125 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i9-13900H and Intel Core i5-13600K, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Raptor Lake H left arrow Raptor Lake S
  • Chip design
    Monolithic left arrow -
  • Documents
    Technical data sheet left arrow -
  • 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+
  • L2-Cache
    - left arrow 20 MB (Total cache capacity)
  • L3-Cache
    24 MB left arrow 24 MB
  • Operating systems
    Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q1/2023 left arrow Q4/2022
  • Release price
    700 $ left arrow -
  • Socket
    BGA 1744 left arrow FCLGA1700
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow Intel 7 (Manufacturer process designation)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • Cache (manufacturer label)
    - left arrow 24 MB Intel Smart Cache
  • Codename
    - left arrow Products formerly Raptor Lake
  • Marketing Status (manufacturer label)
    - left arrow Launched
  • Use Conditions
    - left arrow PC/Client/Tablet, Workstation

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Shared tests with results for both models: 9

Blender Cycles

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

Test and settingsIntel Core i9-13900H Intel Core i5-13600KResult difference¹
Blender 5.2.0 / CPU / Windows 203.029651 samples/min Submissions: 5 312.8135 samples/min Submissions: 5 +54.1 %
Blender 5.1.1 / CPU / Linux 230.78364 samples/min Submissions: 6 320.668184 samples/min Submissions: 6 +38.9 %
Blender 4.5.0 / CPU / Windows 183.738244 samples/min Submissions: 56 302.183788 samples/min Submissions: 31 +64.5 %
Blender 4.4.0 / CPU / Windows 196.311314 samples/min Submissions: 39 282.092469 samples/min Submissions: 21 +43.7 %
Blender 4.3.0 / CPU / Windows 206.012944 samples/min Submissions: 49 288.051585 samples/min Submissions: 27 +39.8 %
Blender 4.2.0 / CPU / Linux 195.081862 samples/min Submissions: 8 356.492646 samples/min Submissions: 5 +82.7 %
Blender 4.2.0 / CPU / Windows 151.490866 samples/min Submissions: 53 280.268891 samples/min Submissions: 77 +85.0 %
Blender 4.1.0 / CPU / Windows 201.364266 samples/min Submissions: 31 304.007374 samples/min Submissions: 62 +51.0 %
Blender 4.0.0 / CPU / Windows 212.627128 samples/min Submissions: 118 302.993163 samples/min Submissions: 145 +42.5 %

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 i9-13900H

Intel Core i5-13600K

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 / 17 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
Intel Core i9-13900H 5067.113924 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 17 threads / windows
System RAM: 32 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Duration: 197.351 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

RandomX / XMRig 6.25.0 / 1M / 20 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
Intel Core i5-13600K 7629.627369 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.25.0 / 1M / 20 threads / windows
System RAM: 32 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Motherboard: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. / Z690 UD DDR4
Duration: 131.068 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

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