Intel Core i5-13600HX vs Intel Core i5-11600K

Processor comparisons   14-11-2022
   If there are difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests Intel Core i5-13600HX vs Intel Core i5-11600K and understand which is better for games or normal use for programming, machine learning, rendering, streaming, video editing. Here is useful information from various benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests such as PCMark 10, DaVinci Resolve Studio, SuperPi, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Prime95, 3DMark, UserBenchmark, Gears 5, GeekBench 6, 5.2, PassMark, RealBench, VeraCrypt, WPrime, AIDA64, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, MATLAB, Dolphin Emulator, Blender, 7zip, Blender, Furmark, Handbrake.
   And how good the processors are in games:

Watch Dogs Legion
Overwatch
Cyberpunk 2077
Rainbow Six Siege
Fortnite
Fallout 76
Valheim
Valorant
Death Stranding
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Last Man Standing
Apex Legends
Halo Infinite
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
DOOM: Eternal
Red Dead Redemption 2
Grand Theft Auto V
Borderlands 3

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-11600K or Intel Core i5-13600HX.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Core i5-13600HX

59%

Core i5-11600K

56%

This parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i5-13600HX is 5% better than Core i5-11600K. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-13600HX

57%

Core i5-11600K

54%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a low game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: Metro Exodus, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Battlefield V, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, DOTA 2A, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Ghostrunner, Monster Hunter World, Hitman 3, Forza Horizon 4, NBA 2K20, Horizon Zero Dawn, Control, Half-Life: Alyx, League of Legends (LOL).

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	101.8	95.2
Valorant	115.6	108.1
Cyberpunk 2077	64.8	60.6
Apex Legends	108.7	101.6
Call of Duty Warzone	86.7	81.1
Overwatch	93.7	87.6
Red Dead Redemption 2	79.8	74.6
DOOM Eternal	57.8	54.1
Warzone	90.2	84.3
Assassin's Creed	97.1	90.8
Valheim	96.0	89.7

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparing not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i5-13600HX

152%

Core i5-11600K

43%

To make a finishing resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i5-13600HX is more energy efficient than the Core i5-11600K as it consumes less power: 40W vs. 125W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. It is necessary to count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, programming, streaming, video editing or video rendering, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the CPU includes all cores and threads that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the benefit of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i5-13600HX	Intel Core i5-11600K
Cinbench 15 Single-core	282	199
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2765	1905
Cinbench 20 Single-core	457	465
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	6127	4270
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1566	1213
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	17589	11302

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i5-13600HX	Intel Core i5-11600K
Single-Core	1432	2707
Multi-Core	29964	20616

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i5-13600HX	Intel Core i5-11600K
Single-Core	1835	1621
Multi-Core	13490	7012

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in the newest games. It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	Intel Core i5-13600HX	Intel Core i5-11600K
Announcement date	November 12, 2022	January 20, 2021
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FCBGA1744	FCLGA1200
Core name	Raptor Lake	Rocket Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	13	11
Turbo Frequency	4.8 MHz	4.9 MHz
Frequency	2.4 MHz	3.9 MHz
Cores	14	6
Threads	20	12
Bus rate	16 GT/s	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	14200 millions	5400 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	40 W	125 W
Memory type	DDR4 3200 MT/s	DDR4-3200
Max. Memory	64 Gb	128 Gb
Memory Frequency	6500	3200
Memory bandwidth	64 GB/s	50 GB/s
L1 cache	2 MB
L2 cache	6 MB	3 MB
L3 cache	44 MB	12 MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	Yes	No
Part number

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i5-11600K is 38% better than Core i5-13600HX in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-13600HX has 8 more core than Core i5-11600K. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-13600HX is better: 32
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-11600K is better: 6
The summary data in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the opinion of of people who bought Intel Core i5-13600HX and Intel Core i5-11600K before making a decision which of the processors to buy for gaming.

Intel Core i5-13600HX - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i5-13600HX specs and review.

• Intel Core i5-11600K specs and review.