Intel Core i5-13600K

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-13600K can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. 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 an old 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 ...]

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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: 149.15

Overall Rank:
345th fastest in multithreading out of 5448 CPUs
133rd fastest in single threading out of 5448 CPUs
98th fastest in out of 1475 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $252.50 USD (2025-11-13)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

37661

Single Thread Rating

4122

Samples: 4250*
*Margin for error: Low

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

Integer Math	122,363 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	90,460 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	155 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	51,054 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	27,042 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	475,727 KBytes/Sec
Physics	2,264 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	28,771 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	4,122 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of November 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-13600K

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 11th of November 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of November 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$252.50 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	Intel NUC 13 NUC13RNGi5 Extreme Gaming Mini PC Desktop with 13th Gen i5-13600K, 5.1 GHz, 14 Cores, 20 Threads (Barebone NO RAM,SSD,OS)	$1499.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Corsair Vengeance i7400 Series Gaming PC - Liquid Cooled Intel® Core™ i5 13600K CPU - NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060 Graphics - 16GB Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 Memory	$1499.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo ThinkStation P3 30HA001DUS Workstation - Intel Core i5 13th Gen i5-13600K - 16 GB - 512 GB SSD - Ultra Small - Intel W680 Chip - Windows 11 Pro - NVMe Controller - English Keyboard - Gigabit Et	$1592.33 (www.amazon.com)
	Intel NUC 13 NUC13RNGi5 Extreme Gaming Mini PC Desktop with 13th Gen i5-13600K, 5.1 GHz, 14 Cores, 20 Threads (16GB DDR5 1TB SSD)	$1639.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Intel NUC 13 Extreme Compute Kit NUC13RNGi5 Gaming Mini PC Gamer Desktop Computer, 13th Gen Core i5-13600K,up to 5.1 GHz,14 cores, WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.2, BROAG HDMI Cable (Barebone NO RAM,SSD,OS)	$1495.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 15th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,565
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,410
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,959
Intel Core i5-13600K		37,661
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,148
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,847
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,520
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,116
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,687
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,651
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,146

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 15th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		268.39
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		170.82
Intel Core i5-13600K		149.15
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		144.83
Intel Core i5-12400F		142.62
Intel Core i9-14900K		127.60
Intel Core i9-13900K		102.19
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		47.80
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 November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,698
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,602
Intel Core i5-13600K		4,122
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,892
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,834
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,678
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,485
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,916
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,561

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-13600K
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3053440 - Nov 14 2025		38224
BL3052712 - Nov 14 2025		36046
BL3049156 - Nov 13 2025		38626
BL3049078 - Nov 13 2025		31397
BL3048919 - Nov 13 2025		37184

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 November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-13600K		37,661
Intel Core i5-13600KF vs Intel Core i5-13600K		37,458 (-0.5%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X vs Intel Core i5-13600K		35,612 (-5.4%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7700 vs Intel Core i5-13600K		34,385 (-8.7%)
Intel Core i9-12900KS vs Intel Core i5-13600K		43,558 (+15.7%)
Intel Core i7-13700F vs Intel Core i5-13600K		38,271 (+1.6%)
Intel Core i5-13600 vs Intel Core i5-13600K		31,558 (-16.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X vs Intel Core i5-13600K		28,322 (-24.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 vs Intel Core i5-13600K		27,016 (-28.3%)
Intel Core i5-14600KF vs Intel Core i5-13600K		38,675 (+2.7%)
Intel Core i5-14600K vs Intel Core i5-13600K		38,591 (+2.5%)
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X vs Intel Core i5-13600K		37,148 (-1.4%)
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G vs Intel Core i5-13600K		31,649 (-16.0%)

Is the Intel Core i5-13600K Good for Gaming?
As of 15th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,412
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,134
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,252
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,803
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,506
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,497
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,271
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,778
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,623
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,495
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,487
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,417
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,213

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