i5-13600KF vs Apple M4 Pro (12 cores)

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M4 Pro (12 cores)
2024
12 cores / 12 threads, 32 Watt
27.97
+17.5%
Core i5-13600KF
2022
14 cores / 20 threads, 125 Watt
23.80

Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) outperforms Core i5-13600KF by a moderate 18% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core i5-13600KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking167215
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data66.88
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesApple M4Intel Core i5
Power efficiency82.2912.38
Architecture codenameno dataRaptor Lake, Raptor Cove, Gracemont (2022)
Release date30 October 2024 (less than a year ago)27 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$294

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core i5-13600KF basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores12 (Dodeca-Core)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads1220
Base clock speed2.592 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.51 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 4.0
Bus rateno data4 × 16 GT/s
Multiplierno data35
L1 cacheno data80K (per core)
L2 cache4 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography3 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data257 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core i5-13600KF compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configurationno data1
Socketno dataFCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)32 Watt125 W, 181 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core i5-13600KF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core i5-13600KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core i5-13600KF are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core i5-13600KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data192 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data89.604 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardApple M4 16-core GPUno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core i5-13600KF.

PCIe versionno data5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 27.97 23.80
Recency 30 October 2024 27 September 2022
Physical cores 12 14
Threads 12 20
Power consumption (TDP) 32 Watt 125 Watt

Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) has a 17.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and 290.6% lower power consumption.

i5-13600KF, on the other hand, has 16.7% more physical cores and 66.7% more threads.

The Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-13600KF in performance tests.


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