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Intel Core i5-10600K vs Intel Core i5-13600K vs Intel Core i3-10100

Intel Core i5-10600K

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The Intel Core i5-10600K is a mid-range processor for desktops with six cores based on the Comet Lake architecture (CML-S, 4th generation of Skylake). The processor clocks at between 4.1 and 4.8 GHz and can execute up to twelfe threads simultaneously thanks to Hyper-Threading. 

The processor is still manufactured in the old 14nm (14nm++) process. Thanks to the free multiplicator, the CPU can also be easily overclocked (but may not have much headroom).

The Comet Lake architecture is similar to Coffee Lake and offers the same features and is produced in the same 14nm process. Other than the improved clock rates, the memory controller now also supports faster DDR4-2933 RAM. More information on Comet Lake and all the models and articles on it can be found here.

Performance

Thanks to the high clock speeds (and possible TDP settings with most mainboards), the Core i5-10600K offers a similar speed than the old Core i7-9700K quad core. Compared to current AMD offerings, the multi-core performance is on par with a Ryzen 5 3600, single core and gaming performance with a faster Ryzen 9 3900.

Graphics

The integrated Intel UHD Graphics 630 iGPU is supposed to offer a similar performance as the UHD630 in the Core i7-9900K. As a  low-end solution it will only run current games smoothly at reduced details - if at all.

Power Consumption

Intel specifies the TDP with 125 Watts (PL1) but under full load up to 250 Watt are consumed (PL2). In default mode these 250 Watt and therefore high clock speeds can be maintained for up to 56 seconds, however, all boards offer the option to alter these settings.

Intel Core i5-13600K

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The Intel Core i5-13600K is a fast mid-range desktop processor of the Raptor Lake series. It includes a hybrid architecture for the CPU cores with combined 14 cores. Six fast Raptor Cove performance cores (P-cores) with HyperThreading and a clock speed of 3.5 - 5.1 GHz and eight Gracemont efficiency cores without HyperThreading and a clock speed of 2.6 - 3.9 GHz.

Thanks to the faster P-cores and more E-cores, the i5-13600K is significantly faster than the old i5-12600K (especially in multi-threaded workloads. 

The 13600K is rated at 125 Watt TDP base power (PL1) and 181 Watt Turbo Power (PL2) and therefore slightly higher than the old Core i5-12600K.

Intel Core i3-10100

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The Intel Core i3-10100 is a four-core desktop processor based on the Comet Lake S architecture. The processor clocks at 3.6 - 4.3 GHz and can process up to 8 threads simultaneously. The Intel Core i3-10100 is manufactured in the improved 14nm process (14nm++). Compared to the older i3-9100 (Comet Lake-S), the 10100 offers a 100 MHz higher turbo clock, multithreading and support for faster DDR4-2666 memory.

Performance

The performance should be only slightly above the Core i3-9100 in the entry level for desktop CPUs. Thus the performance is sufficient for office and undemanding gaming.

Graphics Card

The Intel Core i3-10100 is a processor with a rather slow entry level integrated graphics unit (Intel UHD Graphics 630). 

Power consumption

Intel puts the Thermal Design Power (TDP) at 65 watts. This means there is no need for large cooling systems, which also allows installation in very compact housings.

ModelIntel Core i5-10600KIntel Core i5-13600KIntel Core i3-10100
SeriesIntel Comet LakeIntel Raptor Lake-SIntel Comet Lake
CodenameComet LakeRaptor LakeComet Lake-S
Series: Comet Lake Comet Lake-S
Intel Core i9-10900K3.7 - 5.3 GHz10 / 20 cores20 MB L3
Intel Core i7-10700K3.8 - 5.1 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i7-107002.9 - 4.8 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i5-10600K « 4.1 - 4.8 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-10400F2.9 - 4.3 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i3-10100F3.6 - 4.3 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i9-13900K3 - 5.8 GHz24 / 32 cores36 MB L3
Intel Core i7-13700K3.4 - 5.4 GHz16 / 24 cores30 MB L3
Intel Core i5-13600K « 3.5 - 5.1 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i9-10850K3.6 - 5.2 GHz10 / 20 cores20 MB L3
Intel Core i9-109103.6 - 5 GHz10 / 20 cores20 MB L3
Intel Core i3-103203.8 - 4.6 GHz4 / 8 cores7.9 MB L3
Intel Core i3-10100 « 3.6 - 4.3 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Clock4100 - 4800 MHz3500 - 5100 MHz3600 - 4300 MHz
L1 Cache384 KB256 KB
L2 Cache1.5 MB20 MB1 MB
L3 Cache12 MB24 MB6 MB
Cores / Threads6 / 1214 / 20
6 x 5.1 GHz Intel Raptor Cove P-Core
8 x 3.9 GHz Intel Gracemont E-Core
4 / 8
TDP125 Watt125 Watt65 Watt
Technology14 nm10 nm14 nm
max. Temp.100 °C100 °C100 °C
SocketLGA1200LGA 1700FCLGA1200
FeaturesDDR4-2666 RAM, PCIe 3, 8 GT/s bus, vPro, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, VMX, SMX, SMEP, SMAP, MPX, EIST, TM1, TM2, HT, Turbo, SST, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SGXIntel UHD Graphics 770, DDR5 5600 MT/s, DDR4 3200 MT/sDual-Channel DDR4-2666 Memory Controller, AVX, AVX2, AES-NI, TSX, Quick Sync, Virtualization
iGPUIntel UHD Graphics 630 (350 - 1200 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 770 (300 - 1500 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
$262 U.S.$319 U.S.$130 U.S.
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comwww.intel.com
Die Size257 mm2126 mm2

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i5-10600K
35.1 pt (49%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i5-13600K
49.4 pt (69%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
10475 Points (10%)
min: 24174     avg: 24221     median: 24221 (22%)     max: 24268 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
1385 Points (59%)
min: 1991     avg: 2001     median: 2000.5 (85%)     max: 2010 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
464 Points (52%)
min: 766     avg: 771     median: 770.5 (86%)     max: 775 Points
436 Points (48%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
3443 Points (8%)
min: 9217     avg: 9241     median: 9241 (23%)     max: 9265 Points
2181 Points (5%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
1452 Points (9%)
min: 3641     avg: 3642     median: 3642 (23%)     max: 3643 Points
895 Points (6%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
205 Points (62%)
min: 286     avg: 287.5     median: 287.5 (87%)     max: 289 Points
181 Points (55%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
15.8 Points (21%)
min: 42.2     avg: 42.3     median: 42.3 (55%)     max: 42.38 Points
9.9 Points (13%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
2.2 Points (54%)
min: 3.45     avg: 3.5     median: 3.5 (86%)     max: 3.48 Points
2.1 Points (51%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
7343 Points (44%)
min: 10710     avg: 10755     median: 10754.5 (65%)     max: 10799 Points
6863 Points (41%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
40074 Points (29%)
min: 67973     avg: 68880     median: 68879.5 (50%)     max: 69786 Points
26903 Points (19%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
51816 Points (36%)
min: 110412     avg: 110969     median: 110969 (77%)     max: 111526 Points
34987 Points (24%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
9594 Points (12%)
min: 16074     avg: 16155     median: 16154.5 (20%)     max: 16235 Points
8914 Points (11%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
113.2 s (1%)
min: 172.189     avg: 174.9     median: 174.9 (2%)     max: 177.592 s
194.1 s (2%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
4.6 s (1%)
min: 2.518     avg: 2.5     median: 2.5 (1%)     max: 2.527 s
6.3 s (1%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
6536 Points (10%)
min: 10937     avg: 10967     median: 10967 (17%)     max: 10997 Points
6124 Points (10%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
40379 MIPS (23%)
min: 89527     avg: 89587     median: 89587 (51%)     max: 89647 MIPS
min: 24319     avg: 24356     median: 24355.5 (14%)     max: 24392 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
5289 MIPS (63%)
min: 6253     avg: 6378     median: 6377.5 (76%)     max: 6502 MIPS
min: 4797     avg: 4853     median: 4853 (58%)     max: 4909 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
88.2 fps (31%)
min: 198.6     avg: 198.8     median: 198.8 (69%)     max: 199 fps
55.8 fps (19%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
251.5 fps (58%)
min: 387     avg: 387.5     median: 387.5 (89%)     max: 388 fps
212.5 fps (49%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
12.2 fps (21%)
min: 27.5     avg: 27.6     median: 27.6 (48%)     max: 27.6 fps
min: 7.7     avg: 7.7     median: 7.7 (14%)     max: 7.78 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
0.8 GB/s (0%)
1.7 GB/s (0%)
0.5 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
1.4 GB/s (24%)
min: 3.1     avg: 3.2     median: 3.2 (54%)     max: 3.2 GB/s
0.9 GB/s (15%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
8 GB/s (21%)
min: 18.8     avg: 19.1     median: 19.1 (50%)     max: 19.4 GB/s
5 GB/s (13%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
min: 37     avg: 161.7     median: 224 (3%)     max: 224 Seconds
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
302.4 Seconds (2%)
135 Seconds (1%)
min: 492.2     avg: 493.7     median: 493.7 (3%)     max: 495.1 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
0.6 sec (13%)
min: 0.4048     avg: 0.4     median: 0.4 (9%)     max: 0.405 sec
min: 0.634     avg: 0.6     median: 0.6 (14%)     max: 0.652 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
17627 Points (38%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
7.8 s (2%)
min: 6.471     avg: 6.5     median: 6.5 (1%)     max: 6.58 s
8.9 s (2%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
17.5 s (1%)
min: 14.876     avg: 14.9     median: 14.9 (1%)     max: 14.993 s
20 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
438.7 s (2%)
min: 328.929     avg: 331.4     median: 331.4 (1%)     max: 333.798 s
481.8 s (2%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
97718 Points (86%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
15961 Points (43%)
min: 30358     avg: 30419     median: 30419 (82%)     max: 30480 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
68275 Points (55%)
min: 86734     avg: 86952     median: 86952 (71%)     max: 87170 Points
min: 61562     avg: 74373     median: 74373 (60%)     max: 87184 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
68908 Points (56%)
min: 87784     avg: 87861     median: 87860.5 (71%)     max: 87937 Points
min: 61702     avg: 74370     median: 74369.5 (60%)     max: 87037 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
70668 Points (60%)
min: 88547     avg: 89321     median: 89321 (75%)     max: 90095 Points
min: 62930     avg: 74011     median: 74011 (62%)     max: 85092 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
13014 Points (33%)
min: 26359     avg: 26394     median: 26394 (67%)     max: 26429 Points
min: 9394     avg: 16477     median: 16477 (42%)     max: 23560 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
20040 Points (36%)
min: 35386     avg: 35395     median: 35395 (63%)     max: 35404 Points
min: 13268     avg: 24581     median: 24581 (44%)     max: 35894 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
8290 Points (35%)
min: 17079     avg: 17102     median: 17101.5 (72%)     max: 17124 Points
min: 5274     avg: 5304     median: 5303.5 (22%)     max: 5333 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
1286 Points (54%)
min: 1967     avg: 1973     median: 1973 (83%)     max: 1979 Points
min: 1171     avg: 1188     median: 1187.5 (50%)     max: 1204 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
7248 Points (13%)
min: 16651     avg: 16671     median: 16670.5 (30%)     max: 16690 Points
min: 4740     avg: 4758     median: 4758 (9%)     max: 4776 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
1281 Points (6%)
min: 1931     avg: 1948     median: 1947.5 (8%)     max: 1964 Points
min: 1167     avg: 1184     median: 1183.5 (5%)     max: 1200 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
7237 Points (23%)
min: 16497     avg: 16566     median: 16566 (52%)     max: 16635 Points
min: 4724     avg: 4748     median: 4748 (15%)     max: 4772 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
5821 Points (58%)
min: 8618     avg: 8625     median: 8624.5 (86%)     max: 8631 Points
min: 5494     avg: 5563     median: 5563 (56%)     max: 5632 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
28391 Points (31%)
min: 60407     avg: 61014     median: 61014 (67%)     max: 61621 Points
min: 18622     avg: 18692     median: 18692 (21%)     max: 18762 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
760 ms (1%)
min: 467     avg: 468     median: 468 (1%)     max: 469 ms
min: 833     avg: 836     median: 835.5 (1%)     max: 838 ms
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
288 Points (83%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
239 Points (50%)
min: 329     avg: 331     median: 331 (69%)     max: 333 Points
min: 202     avg: 207.5     median: 207.5 (43%)     max: 213 Points
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
min: 2237     avg: 2254     median: 2254 (86%)     max: 2271 Points
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
204.4 Watt (35%)
min: 278     avg: 313     median: 313 (54%)     max: 348 Watt
min: 108.5     avg: 115.2     median: 115.2 (20%)     max: 121.9 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
172.5 Watt (31%)
min: 245     avg: 265.5     median: 265.5 (48%)     max: 286 Watt
min: 96.7     avg: 101.9     median: 101.9 (19%)     max: 107.1 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 69.3     avg: 73.3     median: 73.3 (48%)     max: 77.3 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
8.4 Points per Watt (6%)
min: 12.7     avg: 13.8     median: 13.8 (10%)     max: 14.9 Points per Watt
9.3 Points per Watt (7%)

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-10600K → 100% n=40

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-13600K → 169% n=40

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i3-10100 → 86% n=40

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