Intel Core i5-14600K vs Intel Core i5-13600

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-14600K and Intel Core i5-13600 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Core i5-14600K

Intel Core i5-13600

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-14600K

CPU is newer: launch date 9 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 6% higher clock speed: 5.3 GHz vs 5.00 GHz
Around 60% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4284 vs 4048
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 38926 vs 31868

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	17 Oct 2023 vs 4 Jan 2023
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency	5.3 GHz vs 5.00 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB (per core) vs 17.5 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	4284 vs 4048
PassMark - CPU mark	38926 vs 31868

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-13600

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm
Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 10 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-14600K
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-13600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4284

4048

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

38926

31868

Name	Intel Core i5-14600K	Intel Core i5-13600
PassMark - Single thread mark	4284	4048
PassMark - CPU mark	38926	31868
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	10597

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-14600K	Intel Core i5-13600
Essentials
Launch date	17 Oct 2023	4 Jan 2023
Launch price (MSRP)	$319	$255
Place in performance rating	150	143
Architecture codename		Raptor Lake
Processor Number		i5-13600
Series		13th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Vertical segment		Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz
Die size	257 mm²
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	1120 KB
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	17.5 MB
L3 cache	24 MB (shared)	24 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72°C
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	5.3 GHz	5.00 GHz
Number of cores	14	14
Number of threads	20	20
Unlocked
64 bit support
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR5	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	1700	FCLGA1700
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	65 Watt
Package Size		45.0 mm x 37.5 mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2020C
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 16 Lanes, (CPU only)	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4
Max number of PCIe lanes		20
PCI Express revision		5.0 and 4.0
Scalability		1S Only
Graphics
Device ID		0x4680
Execution Units		32
Graphics base frequency		300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.55 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel UHD Graphics 770
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		4
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
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 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
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)