i7-14700HX vs i5-13600K

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-13600K
2022
14 cores / 20 threads, 125 Watt
23.85
+0.6%
Core i7-14700HX
2024
20 cores / 28 threads, 55 Watt
23.70

Core i5-13600K outperforms Core i7-14700HX by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-13600K and Core i7-14700HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking215219
Place by popularity6not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation61.84no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5Raptor Lake-HX
Power efficiency18.0640.78
Architecture codenameRaptor Lake, Raptor Cove, Gracemont (2022)Raptor Lake-HX Refresh (2024)
Release date27 September 2022 (2 years ago)8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$319no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Core i5-13600K and Core i7-14700HX 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 cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads2028
Base clock speed3.5 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz5.4 GHz
Bus rate4 × 16 GT/s157 MHz
Multiplier35no data
L1 cache80K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache24 MB33 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size257 mm2257 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-13600K and Core i7-14700HX 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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA1700FCBGA1964
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-13600K and Core i7-14700HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPP+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Core i5-13600K and Core i7-14700HX technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data
Secure Key++
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-13600K and Core i7-14700HX are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-13600K and Core i7-14700HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR5DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size192 GB192 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth89.604 GB/s89.6 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel UHD Graphics 770Intel UHD Graphics for 14th Gen Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.5 GHz1.6 GHz
Execution Units3232

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-13600K and Core i7-14700HX integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported44

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-13600K and Core i7-14700HX integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2160 @ 60Hz4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-13600K and Core i7-14700HX integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212.1
OpenGL4.54.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-13600K and Core i7-14700HX.

PCIe version5.0 and 4.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes2016

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.

i5-13600K 23.85
+0.6%
i7-14700HX 23.70

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.

i5-13600K 37877
+0.6%
i7-14700HX 37645

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i5-13600K 2695
+6.9%
i7-14700HX 2520

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i5-13600K 15100
+10.1%
i7-14700HX 13721

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

i5-13600K 10755
i7-14700HX 11767
+9.4%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

i5-13600K 68880
+1%
i7-14700HX 68172

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

i5-13600K 17627
i7-14700HX 18104
+2.7%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

i5-13600K 2.52
+6.7%
i7-14700HX 2.69

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

i5-13600K 42
+305%
i7-14700HX 10

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

i5-13600K 3642
i7-14700HX 3780
+3.8%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

i5-13600K 288
i7-14700HX 296
+3%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

i5-13600K 3.47
i7-14700HX 3.63
+4.6%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

i5-13600K 19.1
i7-14700HX 19.3
+1%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

i5-13600K 10967
+7.5%
i7-14700HX 10202

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

i5-13600K 199
+12.3%
i7-14700HX 177

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

i5-13600K 388
+6.1%
i7-14700HX 365

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

i5-13600K 16671
i7-14700HX 17691
+6.1%

Blender(-)

i5-13600K 135
i7-14700HX 140
+3.7%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

i5-13600K 1973
i7-14700HX 2080
+5.4%

7-Zip Single

i5-13600K 6378
i7-14700HX 6895
+8.1%

7-Zip

i5-13600K 89587
i7-14700HX 98097
+9.5%

WebXPRT 3

i5-13600K 331
+9.6%
i7-14700HX 302

CrossMark Overall

i5-13600K 2254
+5.7%
i7-14700HX 2132

WebXPRT 4 Overall

i5-13600K 288
+5.1%
i7-14700HX 274

Blender v3.3 Classroom CPU(-)

i5-13600K 224
i7-14700HX 243
+8.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 23.85 23.70
Integrated graphics card 6.16 5.58
Recency 27 September 2022 8 January 2024
Physical cores 14 20
Threads 20 28
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 55 Watt

i5-13600K has a 0.6% higher aggregate performance score, and 10.4% faster integrated GPU.

i7-14700HX, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, 42.9% more physical cores and 40% more threads, and 127.3% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core i5-13600K and Core i7-14700HX.

Note that Core i5-13600K is a desktop processor while Core i7-14700HX is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-13600K and Core i7-14700HX, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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