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

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-14600K and Intel Core i5-13600KF processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, 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 i5-14600K

Intel Core i5-13600KF

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-14600K

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 4% higher clock speed: 5.3 GHz vs 5.10 GHz
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4285 vs 4127
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 38910 vs 37775
Around 3% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 10597 vs 10282

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	17 Oct 2023 vs 27 Sep 2022
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency	5.3 GHz vs 5.10 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	4285 vs 4127
PassMark - CPU mark	38910 vs 37775
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	10597 vs 10282

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-13600KF

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm

Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 10 nm

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4285

4127

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

38910

37775

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

10597

10282

Name	Intel Core i5-14600K	Intel Core i5-13600KF
PassMark - Single thread mark	4285	4127
PassMark - CPU mark	38910	37775
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	10597	10282

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-14600K	Intel Core i5-13600KF
Essentials
Launch date	17 Oct 2023	27 Sep 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$319	$304
Place in performance rating	152	181
Architecture codename		Raptor Lake
Processor Number		i5-13600KF
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)	28 MB
L3 cache	24 MB (shared)
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	5.10 GHz
Number of cores	14	14
Number of threads	20	20
Unlocked
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)		24 MB
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR5	Up to DDR5 5600 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		89.6 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	125 Watt
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
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
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)