Intel Core i5-13600K vs Intel Core i9-14901E

Intel Core i5-13600K

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 i9-14901E

The Intel Core i9-14901E is a peculiar and fast Raptor Lake family desktop processor (SoC) that has 8 performance cores but 0 efficient cores. It's the lack of E-cores that makes 14X01 chips special.

The product has decently sized level 2 and 3 caches at 16 MB and 36 MB, respectively. Its CPU cores run at up to 5.6 GHz. The UHD 770 serves as the integrated graphics solution. There is no 'proper' NPU here, however, the full vPro Enterprise feature set is onboard including Remote Platform Erase.

The i9 chip is manufactured using the Intel 7 process which is very old, as of late 2025. Its base TDP sits at 65 W by default, a value standard for desktop PCs.

Performance

As several Geekbench 6 test results indicate, a 14901E running at full steam is good for about 14 to 15 thousand points. Even in late 2025, this makes it a proper high-end CPU, close to AMD's Ryzen 7 7800X3D and AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370, just as some quick examples. It is fast enough for any tasks and applications one could run in 2025 and 2026, top games included; in the meantime, its 45-W 14901TE brother will be slower by at least 10% due to lower wattage and consequently, lower Boost clock speeds.