Intel Core i5-13600HX vs Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-13600HX CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y
Intel Core i5-13600HX Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-13600HX or Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core i5-13600HX has 14 cores with 20 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.80 GHz. Up to 192 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-13600HX was released in Q1/2023.

The Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 6144 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y was released in Q2/2021.
Intel Core i5 (331) Family Intel Xeon Silver (32)
Intel Core i 13000H (26) CPU group Intel Xeon Silver 4300 (5)
13 Generation 3
Raptor Lake H Architecture Ice Lake
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
Intel Core i5-12600HX Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-13600HX is a 14 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.60 GHz (4.80 GHz). The Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.80 GHz (3.60 GHz).

Intel Core i5-13600HX Characteristic Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y
14 Cores 8
20 Threads 16
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.60 GHz (4.80 GHz)
6x Raptor Cove
A-Core 2.80 GHz (3.60 GHz)
1.90 GHz (3.60 GHz)
8x Gracemont
B-Core --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Core i5-13600HX Characteristic Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (32 EU) GPU no iGPU
0.40 GHz GPU frequency --
1.50 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
13 GPU Generation --
10 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
32 Compute units --
256 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12.1 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (32 EU) GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i5-13600HX supports a maximum of 192 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y can connect up to 6144 GB of memory in 8 memory channels.

Intel Core i5-13600HX Characteristic Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 Memory DDR4-2666
192 GB Max. Memory 6144 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
76.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 170.8 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
24.00 MB L3 Cache 12.00 MB
5.0 PCIe version 4.0
20 PCIe lanes 64
78.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 126.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i5-13600HX has a TDP of 55 W, that of the Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y is 105 W.

Intel Core i5-13600HX Characteristic Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y
55 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 105 W
157 W TDP (PL2) --
86 W TDP up --
45 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-13600HX has a 24.00 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y cache has a total of 12.00 MB.

Intel Core i5-13600HX Characteristic Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y
10 nm Technology 10 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ ISA extensions SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
BGA 1744 Socket LGA 4189
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2023 Release date Q2/2021
284 $ Release price 536 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-13600HX (100%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y (68%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-13600HX (100%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y (67%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-13600HX Intel Core i5-13600HX
14C 20T @ 4.80 GHz
1822 (100%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
1268 (70%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-13600HX Intel Core i5-13600HX
14C 20T @ 4.40 GHz
13816 (100%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y
8C 16T @ 2.80 GHz
8194 (59%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i5-13600HX Intel Core i5-13600HX
14C 20T @ 4.80 GHz
2404 (100%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
1589 (66%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i5-13600HX Intel Core i5-13600HX
14C 20T @ 4.40 GHz
13150 (100%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y
8C 16T @ 2.80 GHz
10210 (78%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i5-13600HX Intel Core i5-13600HX
14C 20T @ 4.40 GHz
29700 (100%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y
8C 16T @ 2.80 GHz
19238 (65%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i5-13600HX Intel Core i5-13600HX
Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (32 EU) @ 1.50 GHz
768 (100%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-13600HX Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y
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