Intel Core i5-13600K

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i5-13600K can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i5-13600K Good for Gaming?

This is relatively new CPU that contains 14 Cores and 20 Threads. The Intel Core i5-13600K also has great single threaded performance that will serve well in games. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? Yes, this is a high end chip that would be great for gaming. [More ...]

Intel Core i5-13600K

Description: Intel UHD Graphics 770

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1700

Total Cores: 14 Cores, 20 Threads

Performance Cores: 6 Cores, 12 Threads, 3.5 GHz Base, 5.2 GHz Turbo

Efficient Cores: 8 Cores, 8 Threads, 3.5 GHz Base, 3.9 GHz Turbo

Typical TDP: 125 W

TDP Up: 181 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 6 x 48 KB
L2 Cache: 6 x 2048 KB
L3 Cache: 24 MB

Cache per Eff. CPU Package:
Eff. L1 Instruction Cache: 8 x 64 KB
Eff. L1 Data Cache: 8 x 32 KB
Eff. L2 Cache: 2 x 4096 KB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 128 GB (Up to DDR5 5600 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s, ECC Supported)

Other names: 13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-13600K, 13th Gen Intel Core i5-13600K

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2022

CPUmark/$Price: 153.68

Overall Rank:
202nd fastest in multithreading out of 4757 CPUs
50th fastest in single threading out of 4757 CPUs
59th fastest in out of 1368 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $247.68 USD (2024-07-08)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

38064

Single Thread Rating

4147

Samples: 2544*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-13600K

Integer Math	123,317 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	91,196 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	159 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	51,598 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	27,350 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	482,292 KBytes/Sec
Physics	2,259 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	29,163 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	4,147 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of July 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-13600K

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 11th of July 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of July 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$247.68 USD	Buy Now!
	$329.99 USD	Buy Now!
	$314.99 USD	Buy Now!

Note: PassMark Software may earn compensation for sales from links on this site through affiliate programs.

Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	Corsair Vengeance i7400 Series Gaming PC - Liquid Cooled Intel® Core™ i5 13600K CPU - NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060 Ti GPU - 1TB M.2 SSD - 16GB Vengeance RGB DDR4 Memory - Black	$1599.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo ThinkStation P3 Ultra Small Form Factor Workstation, Intel Core i5-13600K 3.5GHz, 64GB RAM, 2TB SSD, Windows 11 Pro, Black	$2091.65 (www.amazon.com)
	Intel Mini PC NUC12WSHi5, 12th Gen Core i5-1240P(12C/16T, Up to 4.4G) Mini PC Computer, 32G DDR4 512G SSD Business Office PC, Support Four Screen Display HDMI2.0 * 2 + Thunderbolt4*2, Wifi6, BT5.2	$499.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell OptiPlex 3000 Full Size Tower Business Desktop, Intel Core i5-12500 Processor, 32GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, DVDRW, Ethernet, WiFi Adapter, KB& Mouse, Windows 11 Pro, Black	$729.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo Lenovo ThinkStation P3 30HA001DUS Workstation Desktop Computer, Intel Core i5-13600K, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Mini-tower, Windows 11 Pro	$1484.24 (www.amazon.com)

Note: PassMark Software may earn compensation for sales from links on this site through affiliate programs.

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,260
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,472
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,156
Intel Core i5-13600K		38,064
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,622
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,043
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,898
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,287
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,755
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,537
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,177

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		236.83
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		168.46
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		167.33
Intel Core i5-13600K		153.68
Intel Core i9-12900K		150.53
Intel Core i9-13900K		134.68
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.65
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		55.42
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,630
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,166
Intel Core i5-13600K		4,147
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,033
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,921
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,697
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,930
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-13600K
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2145547 - Jul 15 2024		30437
BL2145020 - Jul 14 2024		39124
BL2144976 - Jul 14 2024		32653
BL2144930 - Jul 14 2024 [Overclocked]		40965
BL2144791 - Jul 14 2024		39077

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-13600K
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-13600K		38,064
Intel Core i5-13600KF vs Intel Core i5-13600K		37,847 (-0.6%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X vs Intel Core i5-13600K		35,935 (-5.6%)
Intel Core i5-13500 vs Intel Core i5-13600K		31,986 (-16.0%)
Intel Core i7-13700K vs Intel Core i5-13600K		46,517 (+22.2%)
Intel Core i7-13700KF vs Intel Core i5-13600K		46,268 (+21.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X vs Intel Core i5-13600K		28,505 (-25.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 vs Intel Core i5-13600K		27,138 (-28.7%)
Intel Core i5-13600 vs Intel Core i5-13600K		32,383 (-14.9%)
Intel Core i9-12900KS vs Intel Core i5-13600K		44,028 (+15.7%)
Intel Core i9-12900K vs Intel Core i5-13600K		41,472 (+9.0%)
Intel Core i9-12900KF vs Intel Core i5-13600K		41,137 (+8.1%)
Intel Core i7-12700 vs Intel Core i5-13600K		30,787 (-19.1%)

Is the Intel Core i5-13600K Good for Gaming?
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,335
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,273
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,030
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,525
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,388
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,112
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,009
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,884
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,790
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,536
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,536
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,872

CPU Benchmarks

CPU Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-13600K

Add CPUs to start comparisons

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-13600K

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-13600K

Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)