Quick/Comparisons
The Intel Core i5 13600KF takes the lead in gaming due to its slightly higher single-core performance and lack of iGPU competition from the Apple M2.
The Intel Core i5 13600KF outperforms the Apple M2 in creative workloads thanks to its stronger multi-core capabilities and better memory support.
The Apple M2 excels in power efficiency with its high efficiency score and capable hybrid design, making it the winner in this use case.
74 | Single-Core Performance | 76 |
27 | Multi-Core Performance | 56 |
78 | Power Efficiency |
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68 | Integrated Graphics | — |
57 | QucikComparison Final Score | 67 |
| 8 | Cores | 14 |
| 18 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 5 nm | Transistor size | 10 nm |
| 125 | Cinebench 2024 (Single) | 118 |
| 582 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi) | 1198 |
| 2589 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2713 |
| 10122 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 16248 |
| 1130 MB/sec | File compression | 1400 MB/sec |
| 80.4 Klines/sec | Clang compilation | 135.3 Klines/sec |
| 235.3 pages/sec | HTML 5 Browser | 393.9 pages/sec |
| 266.1 Mpixels/sec | PDF Renderer | 437.4 Mpixels/sec |
| 257.4 pages/sec | Text processing | 270.9 pages/sec |
| 42.1 images/sec | Background blur | 66.9 images/sec |
| 107 images/sec | Photo processing | 141 images/sec |
| 10.5 Mpixels/sec | Ray tracing | 29.3 Mpixels/sec |
| 3885 | Passmark CPU (Single-Core) | 4115 |
| 15642 | Passmark CPU (Multi-Core) | 37396 |
| 37 GOps/sec | Integer math | 122.1 GOps/sec |
| 37.6 GOps/sec | Floating point math | 90.3 GOps/sec |
| 174M Primes/sec | Find prime numbers | 151M Primes/sec |
| 23.7M Strings/sec | Random string sorting | 50.8M Strings/sec |
| 9.5 GBytes/sec | Data encryption | 26.9 GBytes/sec |
| 186 MBytes/sec | Data compression | 474 MBytes/sec |
| 1664 Frames/sec | Physics | 2217 Frames/sec |
| 7.7B Matrices/sec | Extended instructions | 28.8B Matrices/sec |
| 109.19 | Blender CPU | 310.46 |
| 32.3 PPW | Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 9.6 PPW |
| 562.3 PPW | Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 130 PPW |
| 869 PPW | Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 299.2 PPW |
| 6.07 PPW | Blender / Watt | 2.48 PPW |
| — | [Performance Cores] | — |
| 4 | P-Cores | 6 |
| 4 | P-Threads | 12 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Frequency (P) | 3.5 GHz |
| — | [Efficient Cores] | — |
| 4 | E-Cores | 8 |
| 4 | E-Threads | 8 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Frequency (E) | 2.6 GHz |
| — | [Total] | — |
| 8 | Total Cores | 14 |
| 8 | Total Threads | 20 |
| — | Multiplier | 35x |
| 192K (per core) | L1 Cache | 80K (per core) |
| 16MB (shared) | L2 Cache | 2MB (per core) |
| No | Unlocked Multiplier | Yes |
| Apple M2 GPU | Integrated Graphics | — |
| 1398 MHz | GPU Boost Clock | — |
| 1024 | Shading Units | — |
| 64 | TMUs | — |
| 32 | ROPs | — |
| 128 | Execution Units | — |
| 2.9 TFLOPS | iGPU FLOPS | — |
| - LPDDR5-6400 | Memory Types | - DDR5-5600 - DDR4-3200 |
| 24 GB | Max. Memory Size | 192 GB |
| 8 | Memory Channels | 2 |
| 102.4 GB/s | Max. Memory Bandwidth | 89.6 GB/s |
| No | ECC Support | Yes |
| Apple | Vendor | Intel |
| June 6, 2022 | Released | September 27, 2022 |
| Laptop | Type | Desktop |
| ARMv8 | Instruction Set | x86-64 |
| Apple M2 | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| — | Model number | i5-13600KF |
| Apple M2 GPU | Integrated GPU | No |
| — | Qualcomm Equivalent | — |
| 20 billions | Transistors | — |
| 5 nm | Fabrication Process | 10 nm |
| 18 W | TDP (PL1) | 125 W |
| Apple M-Socket | Socket | LGA-1700 |
| — | Peak Temperature | 100°C |
