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

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 i9-14901TE

The Intel Core i9-14901TE is a peculiar 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 5.5 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 45 W by default, a value more reminiscent of high-performance laptops than desktops.

Performance

While we have not tested a single 14X01 processor as of Sep 2025, we do know that a single 5.4-GHz Raptor Cove core, like that of an i9-13900HX, is good for 121 Cinebench 2024 points and 295 Cinebench R15 points. (The 14901E can run at up to 5.5 GHz, to remind you.) If we multiply the values by 8, we get a projection that sees the 14901E being a little behind fairly powerful consumer-grade chips like AMD's Ryzen 7 8700G and Ryzen 9 8945HS. This should be fast enough for any tasks and applications one could run in 2025 and 2026, top games included; keep in mind that the 14901TE should be slower than its 65-W 14901E brother due to lower wattage and consequently, lower Boost clock speeds.