Follow us
Share link
Submit benchmark
VS
Intel Core i9-12900 vs Intel Core i5-13600
Last updated:
Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i9-12900
100 %
16C / 24T · 5.10 GHz
Intel Core i5-13600
94 %
14C / 20T · 5.00 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i9-12900
100 %
16C / 24T · 4.20 GHz
Intel Core i5-13600
97 %
14C / 20T · 4.40 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i9-12900
100 %
16C / 24T · 5.10 GHz
Intel Core i5-13600
94 %
14C / 20T · 5.00 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i9-12900
100 %
16C / 24T · 4.20 GHz
Intel Core i5-13600
86 %
14C / 20T · 4.40 GHz
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
Intel Core i9-12900
100 %
Intel UHD Graphics 770
Intel Core i5-13600
100 %
Intel UHD Graphics 770
More benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (SC)
690 entries
690 entries
Cinebench R23 (MC)
665 entries
665 entries
Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries
1,989 entries
Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries
1,927 entries
Cinebench R20 (SC)
666 entries
666 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries
2,512 entries
Cinebench R20 (MC)
615 entries
615 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries
2,483 entries
FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries
2,219 entries
3DMark Timespy (iGPU)
534 entries
534 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries
2,504 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (SC)
250 entries
250 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
751 entries
751 entries
Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,113 entries
1,113 entries
Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,110 entries
1,110 entries
Specifications
At a glance
|
Wischen
|
Intel Core i9-12900 | Intel Core i5-13600 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Intel Core i9 (81) | Intel Core i5 (336) |
| CPU group | Intel Core i 12000 (34) | Intel Core i 13000 (AL) (16) |
| Architecture | Alder Lake S | Alder Lake S Refresh |
| Technology | 10 nm | 10 nm |
| Segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Socket | LGA 1700 | LGA 1700 |
| Predecessor | Intel Core i9-11900 | Intel Core i5-12600 |
| Successor | Intel Core i9-13900 | Intel Core i5-14600 |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
|
Wischen
|
Intel Core i9-12900 | Intel Core i5-13600 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 16 / 24 | 14 / 20 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✓ | ✓ |
| Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| Core Cluster 1: | 8x Golden Cove 2.40 - 5.10 GHz |
6x Golden Cove 2.70 - 5.00 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 8x Gracemont 1.80 - 3.80 GHz |
8x Gracemont 2.00 - 3.70 GHz |
| L2-Cache | 14.00 MB | 11.50 MB |
| L3-Cache | 30.00 MB | 24.00 MB |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
|
Wischen
|
Intel Core i9-12900 | Intel Core i5-13600 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | Intel UHD Graphics 770 | Intel UHD Graphics 770 |
| GPU frequency | 0.30 - 1.55 GHz | 0.30 - 1.55 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 32 / 256 | 32 / 256 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 3 | 3 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Technology | 10 nm | 10 nm |
| Release date | Q4/2021 | Q4/2021 |
NPU AI performance
|
Wischen
|
Intel Core i9-12900 | Intel Core i5-13600 |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | ||
| AI specifications | ||
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
|
Wischen
|
Intel Core i9-12900 | Intel Core i5-13600 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | DDR5-4800 (76.8 GB/s) DDR4-3200 (51.2 GB/s) | DDR5-4800 (76.8 GB/s) DDR4-3200 (51.2 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 128 GB | 192 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC | Yes | Yes |
| PCIe | 5.0 x 20 | 5.0 x 20 |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 78.8 GB/s | 78.8 GB/s |
Thermal Management
|
Wischen
|
Intel Core i9-12900 | Intel Core i5-13600 |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 65 W | 65 W |
| TDP (PL2) | 202 W | 154 W |
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. | 100 °C | 100 °C |
Technical details
|
Wischen
|
Intel Core i9-12900 | Intel Core i5-13600 |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ |
| Release date | Q1/2022 | Q1/2023 |
| Release price | 489 $ | 255 $ |
| Documents | Technical data sheet | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
Your rating
Here you can rate one or both of the processors. The average rating of Intel Core i9-12900 is 3.6 stars (19 ratings), while Intel Core i5-13600 has received 4.2 stars (11 ratings).
Click on the stars to rate one or both processors.
Most popular CPUs in both categories
1
Apple M3 Ultra (28-CPU 60-GPU)
28C / 28T · 4.06 GHz
2
Apple M3 Ultra (32-CPU 80-GPU)
32C / 32T · 4.06 GHz
3
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
24C / 24T · 5.50 GHz
4
Intel Celeron 450
1C / 1T · 0.00 GHz
5
Intel Core i5-13600KF
14C / 20T · 5.10 GHz
6
AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT
8C / 16T · 4.80 GHz
7
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
14C / 28T · 3.30 GHz
8
Intel Core i5-13600
14C / 20T · 5.00 GHz
9
Intel Core i9-12900
16C / 24T · 5.10 GHz
Popular Comparisons
