Intel Core i5-12600 vs Intel Core i3-13100

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-12600 and Intel Core i3-13100 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Core i5-12600

Intel Core i3-13100

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-12600

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 7% higher clock speed: 4.80 GHz vs 4.50 GHz
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3832 vs 3389
Around 61% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21610 vs 13454

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.80 GHz vs 4.50 GHz
L1 cache	480 KB vs 320 KB
L2 cache	7.5 MB vs 5 MB
L3 cache	18 MB vs 12 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3832 vs 3389
PassMark - CPU mark	21610 vs 13454

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-13100

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 8% lower typical power consumption: 60 Watt vs 65 Watt

Launch date	4 Jan 2023 vs Jan 2022
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-12600
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-13100

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3832

3389

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

21610

13454

Name	Intel Core i5-12600	Intel Core i3-13100
PassMark - Single thread mark	3832	3389
PassMark - CPU mark	21610	13454
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6527

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-12600	Intel Core i3-13100
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Raptor Lake
Launch date	Jan 2022	4 Jan 2023
Launch price (MSRP)	$255	$144
Place in performance rating	479	490
Processor Number	i5-12600	i3-13100
Series	12th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors	13th Generation Intel Core i3 Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	480 KB	320 KB
L2 cache	7.5 MB	5 MB
L3 cache	18 MB	12 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.80 GHz	4.50 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	12	8
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Graphics
Device ID	0x4690	0x4692
Execution Units	32	24
Graphics base frequency	300 MHz	300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.45 GHz	1.50 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 770	Intel UHD Graphics 730
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	4	4
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz	5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	45.0 mm x 37.5 mm	45.0 mm x 37.5 mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1700	FCLGA1700
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	60 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2020C	PCG 2020C
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	20
PCI Express revision	5.0 and 4.0	5.0 and 4.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4
Scalability	1S Only	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)