Intel Core i9-12900HX vs Intel Core i5-13600HX

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i9-12900HX and Intel Core i5-13600HX 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 i9-12900HX

Intel Core i5-13600HX

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-12900HX

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 14
4 more threads: 24 vs 20
Around 4% higher clock speed: 5.00 GHz vs 4.80 GHz
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 25% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3836 vs 3673
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 34044 vs 27606

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 14
Number of threads	24 vs 20
Maximum frequency	5.00 GHz vs 4.80 GHz
L1 cache	1280 KB vs 960 KB
L3 cache	30 MB vs 24 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3836 vs 3673
PassMark - CPU mark	34044 vs 27606

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-13600HX

CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
Around 20% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Launch date	4 Jan 2023 vs 10 May 2022
L2 cache	24 MB vs 20 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i9-12900HX
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-13600HX

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3836

3673

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

34044

27606

Name	Intel Core i9-12900HX	Intel Core i5-13600HX
PassMark - Single thread mark	3836	3673
PassMark - CPU mark	34044	27606
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	9417

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i9-12900HX	Intel Core i5-13600HX
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Raptor Lake
Launch date	10 May 2022	4 Jan 2023
Launch price (MSRP)	$668	$284
Place in performance rating	261	245
Processor Number	i9-12900HX	i5-13600HX
Series	12th Generation Intel Core i9 Processors	13th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	1280 KB	960 KB
L2 cache	20 MB	24 MB
L3 cache	30 MB	24 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	5.00 GHz	4.80 GHz
Number of cores	16	14
Number of threads	24	20
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
Execution Units	32	32
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.55 GHz	1.50 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel Processors	Intel UHD Graphics for 13th Gen Intel Processors
Device ID		0x4688
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	12.1	12.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
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	FCBGA1964	FCBGA1964
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt	55 Watt
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
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading 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)