Intel Core i9-13900HK vs Intel Core i5-12600HE

Processor comparisons   13-11-2022
   Let's say you have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests Intel Core i9-13900HK vs Intel Core i5-12600HE and decide which is better for games or simple use for video editing, streaming, programming, rendering, machine learning. Here is useful information from different benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in special test applications like WPrime, Prime95, Furmark, UserBenchmark, PCMark 10, PassMark, Gears 5, Dolphin Emulator, Blender, 7zip, Blender, DaVinci Resolve Studio, MATLAB, RealBench, 3DMark, Handbrake, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, AIDA64, VeraCrypt, GeekBench 6, 5.2, SuperPi.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-12600HE or Intel Core i9-13900HK.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i9-13900HK

58%

Core i5-12600HE

58%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i9-13900HK

57%

Core i5-12600HE

55%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. 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. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a little game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of less popular games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Hitman 3, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Monster Hunter World, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Half-Life: Alyx, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Microsoft Flight Simulator, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Metro Exodus, NBA 2K20, Forza Horizon 4, League of Legends (LOL), Battlefield V, Horizon Zero Dawn, Ghostrunner, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, DOTA 2A, Control.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	101.6	98.5
Valorant	115.4	111.9
Cyberpunk 2077	64.6	62.7
Apex Legends	108.5	105.2
Call of Duty Warzone	86.6	83.9
Overwatch	93.5	90.6
Red Dead Redemption 2	79.6	77.2
DOOM Eternal	57.7	55.9
Warzone	90.0	87.3
Assassin's Creed	96.9	94.0
Valheim	95.8	92.9

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 amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K or FullHD. Therefore, 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 i9-13900HK

134%

Core i5-12600HE

130%

To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i9-13900HK is more energy efficient than the Core i5-12600HE since it has less power consumption: 45W vs. 45W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was 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 programming, streaming, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum efficiency, the CPU turns on all threads and cores that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the advantages 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 i9-13900HK	Intel Core i5-12600HE
Cinbench 15 Single-core	282	363
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2730	2647
Cinbench 20 Single-core	455	867
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	6039	6010
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1546	2029
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	17328	19815

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

	Intel Core i9-13900HK	Intel Core i5-12600HE
Single-Core	1415	4752
Multi-Core	29517	27739

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

	Intel Core i9-13900HK	Intel Core i5-12600HE
Single-Core	1812	1760
Multi-Core	13291	10247

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in the newest games. The savings are obvious! Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i9-13900HK	Intel Core i5-12600HE
Announcement date	November 12, 2022	January 07, 2022
Type	Laptop	Embedded
Socket	FCBGA1744	FCBGA1744
Core name	Raptor Lake	Alder Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	13	12
Turbo Frequency	5.2 MHz	4.5 MHz
Frequency	2.8 MHz	3.3 MHz
Cores	14	12
Threads	20	16
Bus rate	16 GT/s	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	14200 millions	10200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	45 W	45 W
Memory type	Up to DDR5 5600 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to LPDDR5 5200 MT/s Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s
Max. Memory	128 Gb	64 Gb
Memory Frequency	6500
Memory bandwidth	89.6 GB/s	45.8 GB/s
L1 cache	2 MB
L2 cache	8 MB
L3 cache	32 MB	18 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 i5-12600HE is 15% better than Core i9-13900HK in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i9-13900HK has 2 more core than Core i5-12600HE. 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 i9-13900HK is better: 29
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-12600HE is better: 7
Although it should be realized that all the figures that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of of people who bought Intel Core i9-13900HK and Intel Core i5-12600HE before making a decision which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i9-13900HK - all data

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

• Intel Core i9-13900HK specs and review.

Intel Core i5-12600HE - all data

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

• Intel Core i5-12600HE specs and review.