i5-13600T vs Apple M4 Pro (12 cores)

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M4 Pro (12 cores)
2024
12 cores / 12 threads, 32 Watt
27.99
+64.3%
Core i5-13600T
2023
14 cores / 20 threads, 35 Watt
17.04

Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) outperforms Core i5-13600T by an impressive 64% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core i5-13600T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking167381
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data49.31
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesApple M4no data
Power efficiency82.7846.07
Architecture codenameno dataRaptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date30 October 2024 (less than a year ago)4 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$255

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core i5-13600T 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads1220
Base clock speed2.592 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4.51 GHz4.8 GHz
L1 cacheno data80 KB (per core)
L2 cache4 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography3 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data215 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core i5-13600T 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 dataFCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)32 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core i5-13600T. 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-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core i5-13600T 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 Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core i5-13600T are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core i5-13600T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data192 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data89.6 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Apple M4 16-core GPUIntel UHD Graphics 770
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.55 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core i5-13600T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core i5-13600T 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 Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core i5-13600T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core i5-13600T.

PCIe versionno data5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 27.99 17.04
Recency 30 October 2024 4 January 2023
Physical cores 12 14
Threads 12 20
Power consumption (TDP) 32 Watt 35 Watt

Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) has a 64.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 9.4% lower power consumption.

i5-13600T, on the other hand, has 16.7% more physical cores and 66.7% more threads.

The Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-13600T in performance tests.


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