Intel Core i9-13900T vs Intel Core i5-13600

Processor comparisons 29-01-2023

   Perhaps you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a choice after reading the full tests Intel Core i9-13900T vs Intel Core i5-13600 and see which is better for games or normal use for programming, machine learning, video editing, rendering, streaming. Here is useful information from many benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A careful review of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special testing software such as 7zip, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, PCMark 10, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), RealBench, 3DMark, UserBenchmark, Blender, Dolphin Emulator, Handbrake, GeekBench 6, 5.2, VeraCrypt, AIDA64, Gears 5, SuperPi, DaVinci Resolve Studio, MATLAB, Prime95, Blender, Furmark, WPrime, PassMark.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-13600 or Intel Core i9-13900T.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i9-13900T

66%

Core i5-13600

63%

This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i9-13900T is 4% better than Core i5-13600. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i9-13900T

63%

Core i5-13600

59%

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 the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a low game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Control, Horizon Zero Dawn, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Battlefield V, DOTA 2A, League of Legends (LOL), PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Metro Exodus, Hitman 3, Half-Life: Alyx, NBA 2K20, Ghostrunner, Monster Hunter World, Forza Horizon 4.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	111.1	104.2
Valorant	126.3	118.4
Cyberpunk 2077	70.7	66.3
Apex Legends	118.7	111.3
Call of Duty Warzone	94.7	88.8
Overwatch	102.3	95.9
Red Dead Redemption 2	87.1	81.7
DOOM Eternal	63.1	59.2
Warzone	98.5	92.3
Assassin's Creed	106.1	99.5
Valheim	104.8	98.3

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 comparisons not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. 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. To be sure exactly how much performance 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 i9-13900T

188%

Core i5-13600

100%

To make a finishing choice 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 i9-13900T is more energy efficient than the Core i5-13600 since it has less power consumption: 35W vs. 65W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need 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

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, video rendering or video editing, streaming, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor uses all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum efficiency. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the software 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 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 i9-13900T	Intel Core i5-13600
Cinbench 15 Single-core	480	383
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	5039	3979
Cinbench 20 Single-core	799	637
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	11203	8839
Cinbench 23 Single-core	2835	2241
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	32236	25423

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

	Intel Core i9-13900T	Intel Core i5-13600
Single-Core	2591	2048
Multi-Core	54945	43328

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

	Intel Core i9-13900T	Intel Core i5-13600
Single-Core	1974	1965
Multi-Core	22682	15871

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. 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 benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. The savings are obvious! It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i9-13900T	Intel Core i5-13600
Announcement date	January 24, 2023	December 10, 2022
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	FCLGA1700	FCLGA1700
Core name	Raptor Lake	Adler Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	13	13
Turbo Frequency	5.3 MHz	4.9 MHz
Frequency	3.9 MHz	3.5 MHz
Cores	24	14
Threads	32	20
Bus rate	16 GT/s	16 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	14200 millions	14200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	35 W	65 W
Memory type	Up to DDR5 5600 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	Up to DDR5 5600 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Max. Memory	128 Gb	128 Gb
Memory Frequency	6500	6500
Memory bandwidth	89.6 GB/s	89.6 GB/s
L1 cache	2 MB	2 MB
L2 cache	8 MB	12 MB
L3 cache	36 MB	24 MB
Overclocking	No	y
Supports ECC	Yes	Yes
Part number	Expansion Options

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i9-13900T is 10% better than Core i5-13600 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i9-13900T has 10 more core than Core i5-13600. 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 i9-13900T is better: 29
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-13600 is better: 0
However, it should be realized that all the data in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch the video tests and read the opinion of of people who bought Intel Core i9-13900T and Intel Core i5-13600 before deciding which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

Intel Core i9-13900T - all data

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

• Intel Core i9-13900T specs and review.

Intel Core i5-13600 - all data

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

• Intel Core i5-13600 specs and review.