Intel Core i5 13600K Linux Performance

See this OpenBenchmarking.org result page for more than 300 benchmarks carried out across this range of desktop processors on Ubuntu Linux. There are also all the individual performance-per-dollar and performance-per-Watt / real-time power consumption metrics too.

Across the entire span of benchmarks carried out, the Core i5 13600K had an average CPU power consumption of 95 Watts with a peak of 166 Watts, compared to the prior generation Core i5 12600K with a 71 Watt average and a peak of 130 Watts. The AMD Ryzen 7 7700X meanwhile had an average of 91 Watts and a peak of 146 Watts. The power consumption of the Core i5 13600K didn't end up being too much greater than the Ryzen 7 7700X, unlike with the Core i9 13900K pulling much more power than the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X.

When taking the geometric mean of all the benchmarks conducted, the AMD Ryzen 7 7700X was 3% faster overall than the Core i5 13600K. But at $399 USD, the Ryzen 7 7700X is about 25% more expensive than the Core i5 13600K.

Thanks to the doubling of the E cores, the Core i5 13600K enjoyed a nice 15% uplift overall over the prior Core i5 12600K "Alder Lake" processor.

At $319 USD, the Intel Core i5 13600K is a particularly strong offering with its 14-core / 20-thread configuration. The Core i5 13600K in heavily threaded tests was easily outperforming the 8-core / 15-thread Ryzen 7 7700X at $399 in many benchmarks. Where the Core i5 13600K struggled against the Ryzen 7 7700X (and even the 7600X in some cases) were for the workloads tested that were able to make use of AVX-512. In various single-threaded workloads, AMD Zen 4 and Raptor Lake perform neck-and-neck with the current Linux software stack.

If looking for a ~$300 processor for your next Linux desktop, the Core i5 13600K is a very strong contender -- unless you are frequently engaging in AVX-512 relevant workloads or very concerned about power efficiency with today's power costs.

Stay tuned for more Intel Raptor Lake Linux benchmarks in various configurations over the weeks ahead. Thanks to Intel and AMD for supplying the Raptor Lake and Zen 4 processors, respectively.