i5-13600HX vs Apple M1 Pro

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M1 Pro
2021
10 cores / 10 threads
10.83
Core i5-13600HX
2023
14 cores / 20 threads, 55 Watt
17.48
+61.4%

Core i5-13600HX outperforms Apple M1 Pro by an impressive 61% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing M1 Pro and Core i5-13600HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking721363
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesApple M-SeriesIntel Raptor Lake-HX
Power efficiencyno data30.08
Architecture codenameno dataRaptor Lake-HX (2023)
Release date18 October 2021 (3 years ago)4 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$284

Detailed specifications

M1 Pro and Core i5-13600HX basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores10 (Deca-Core)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Performance-coresno data6
Efficient-coresno data8
Threads1020
Base clock speed2.064 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.22 GHz4.8 GHz
L1 cache2.9 MB80K (per core)
L2 cache28 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache24 MB24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data257 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors33700 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on M1 Pro and Core i5-13600HX compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configurationno data1
Socketno dataFCBGA1964
Power consumption (TDP)no data55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M1 Pro and Core i5-13600HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPP-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

M1 Pro and Core i5-13600HX technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by M1 Pro and Core i5-13600HX are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M1 Pro and Core i5-13600HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory sizeno data192 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPUIntel UHD Graphics for 13th Gen Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.5 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of M1 Pro and Core i5-13600HX integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by M1 Pro and Core i5-13600HX integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by M1 Pro and Core i5-13600HX integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by M1 Pro and Core i5-13600HX.

PCIe versionno data5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Apple M1 Pro 10.83
i5-13600HX 17.48
+61.4%

  • Other tests
    • Passmark
    • Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core
    • Geekbench 6.3 Multi-Core
    • Geekbench 6.3 Single-Core

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Apple M1 Pro 17204
i5-13600HX 27762
+61.4%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Apple M1 Pro 12499
i5-13600HX 15135
+21.1%

Geekbench 6.3 Multi-Core

Apple M1 Pro 12440
i5-13600HX 15910
+27.9%

Geekbench 6.3 Single-Core

Apple M1 Pro 2409
i5-13600HX 2920
+21.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.83 17.48
Recency 18 October 2021 4 January 2023
Physical cores 10 14
Threads 10 20

i5-13600HX has a 61.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 40% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

The Core i5-13600HX is our recommended choice as it beats the M1 Pro in performance tests.


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