Intel Core i5 13600KF
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Intel Core i5 13600KF

Overall Score
67/100
GRADE C · Average
[ EXPERT VERDICT · SUMMARY ]

Intel Core i5 13600KF is an engineering-tested processors achieving an overall rating of 67/100. It is positioned for balanced everyday compute and power efficiency.

Benchmark Performance Scores

Normalized 0–100 Scale
Efficiency
51/100
Rating: Below Average
Performance
76/100
Rating: Good

Detailed Technical Specifications

CPU

CPU specifications for Intel Core i5 13600KF
Specification Value
Base Frequency (E) 2.6 GHz
Base Frequency (P) 3.5 GHz
Bus Frequency 100 MHz
E-Cores 8
E-Threads 8
L1 Cache 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core)
L3 Cache 24MB (shared)
Multiplier 35x
P-Cores 6
P-Threads 12
Total Cores 14
Total Threads 20
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.9 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.1 GHz
Unlocked Multiplier Yes

GeekBench v6

GeekBench v6 specifications for Intel Core i5 13600KF
Specification Value
Background blur 66.9 images/sec
Clang compilation 135.3 Klines/sec
File compression 1400 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 393.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 437.4 Mpixels/sec
Photo processing 141 images/sec
Ray tracing 29.3 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 270.9 pages/sec

General

General specifications for Intel Core i5 13600KF
Specification Value
AMD Equivalent -AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
Codename Raptor Lake
Instruction Set x86-64
Integrated GPU No
Model number i5-13600KF
Released September 27, 2022
Successor -Intel Core Ultra 5 250KF Plus
Type Desktop
Vendor Intel

Memory Support

Memory Support specifications for Intel Core i5 13600KF
Specification Value
ECC Support Yes
Max. Memory Bandwidth 89.6 GB/s
Max. Memory Size 192 GB
Memory Channels 2
Memory Types - DDR5-5600- DDR4-3200

Misc

Misc specifications for Intel Core i5 13600KF
Specification Value
Official Site Intel Core i5 13600KF official page
PCI Express Lanes 20
PCI Express Version 5.0
Technologies - Compute: ABM, ADX, BMI1, BMI2, CLMUL, F16C, SHA- Performance: EIST, TBT 2.0, TSX- Virtualization: VT-d, VT-x- Security: RDRAND, TXT, XD bit

Package

Package specifications for Intel Core i5 13600KF
Specification Value
Fabrication Process 10 nm
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 181 W
Peak Temperature 100°C
Socket LGA-1700
TDP (PL1) 125 W

PassMark

PassMark specifications for Intel Core i5 13600KF
Specification Value
Data compression 473.1 MBytes/sec
Data encryption 26.9 GBytes/sec
Extended instructions 28.7B Matrices/sec
Find prime numbers 150M Primes/sec
Floating point math 90.2 GOps/sec
Integer math 122 GOps/sec
Physics 2206 Frames/sec
Random string sorting 50.8M Strings/sec

Performance Per Watt

Performance Per Watt specifications for Intel Core i5 13600KF
Specification Value
Blender / Watt 2.48 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 9.6 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 130 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 298.6 PPW

Recent User Tests

Recent User Tests specifications for Intel Core i5 13600KF
Specification Value
Date Benchmark
📘 2024-01-11(Guest #6) Cinebench 2024
📘 2024-05-25(Duchess) Cinebench 2024
📘 2024-12-26(Andrey) Cinebench 2024
📘 2025-02-10(Polemiccs) Cinebench 2024
📘 2025-08-22(Leo) Cinebench 2024
📘 2025-10-13(JM) Cinebench 2024
📘 2026-07-11(Gogy) Cinebench 2024

Strengths & Limitations

Key Advantages

  • Comprehensive positive benchmark metrics recorded.

Key Considerations

  • No major hardware limitations flagged during benchmark run.

Direct Competitors & Alternatives

Methodology, Provenance & Verification

Score version 2026.1 · Data verified 2026-08-26 · Source: official manufacturer datasheets and standardized reproducible benchmark suites (Geekbench 6, Cinebench R24, 3DMark).

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