13th Gen Intel® Core™ i5 unlocked desktop processor
Beyond performance.
Performance

Get immersed.

From multiplayer showdowns to epic adventures, get closer to your games than ever before with Intel’s innovative architecture.

Up to 5.1 GHz Max Clock Speed1
14 Cores
6 Performance-cores
8 Efficient-cores
20 Threads
12 on Performance-cores
8 on Efficient-cores
Unlocked & Overclockable2
* Discrete Graphics Card Required
P-core Max/Base Frequency:
5.1/3.5 GHz
E-core Max/Base Frequency:
3.9/2.6 GHz
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology
 
Processor Base Power:
125W
Intel® Smart Cache:
24 MB
Motherboard Compatibility:
600 & 700 series3
Total CPU PCIe Lanes:
20
Memory Speed:
DDR5, DDR44

Designed for the needs of today’s gamers.

The latest version of performance hybrid architecture will push your gameplay beyond performance, giving you the power to do it all.

6
Performance-
cores

Unleashes the capability to optimise the latest games and gaming software.

8
Efficient-
cores

Provides multitasking power to work, play, and most importantly game together.

Designed for today's gamers
Intel® Thread Director

Keep your gaming free of interruptions by making sure background tasks don’t slow you down.3

Personalise your PC.

13th Gen Intel® Core™ desktop processors deliver the broad platform support that allows you to optimise your PC using the latest gaming technologies.

Expanded memory options

Support for both DDR4 and DDR5 gives you control over your memory configuration.4

Build out your setup

Support for Thunderbolt™ 4 technology offers a simple and fast way to connect peripherals.

Personalise your PC Personalise your PC
Overclocking

Push past the limit with overclocking.

Increase processing power by fine-tuning your system to run your processor at higher settings2 to improve frame rates and achieve smoother gameplay. Enhanced overclocking for both sets of cores allows you to customise your performance.

1. On performance cores. Performance varies by use, configuration and other factors. Learn more at www.Intel.com/PerformanceIndex.
2. Unlocked features are present with select chipsets and processor combinations. Altering clock frequency or voltage may void any product warranties and reduce stability, security, performance, and life of the processor and other components. Check with system and component manufacturers for details.
3. 600 series compatibility available on select motherboards only. Not all features present on all motherboards. Check with your motherboard manufacturer.
4. Maximum memory speeds are associated with 1 DIMM per Channel (1DPC) configurations. Additional DIMM loading on any channel may impact maximum memory speed. Up to DDR5-5600 MT/s 1DPC UDIMM 1Rx8, 1Rx16 and DDR5-5200 1Rx8, 1Rx16, 2Rx8 on select SKUs. Maximum memory capacity is achievable with 2DPC configurations
5. Intel® Thread Director is designed into 13th Gen Intel® Core™ processors and helps supporting operating systems to intelligently channel workloads to the right core. No user action required. See Intel.com for details.
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Specifications

Essentials

Product Collection

13th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors

Code Name

Products formerly Raptor Lake

Vertical Segment

Desktop

Processor Number

i5-13600KF

Lithography

Intel 7

CPU Specifications

Total Cores

14

# of Performance-cores

6

# of Efficient-cores

8

Total Threads

20

Max Turbo Frequency

5.10 GHz

Performance-core Max Turbo Frequency

5.10 GHz

Efficient-core Max Turbo Frequency

3.90 GHz

Performance-core Base Frequency

3.50 GHz

Efficient-core Base Frequency

2.60 GHz

Cache

24 MB Intel® Smart Cache

Total L2 Cache

20 MB

Processor Base Power

125 W

Maximum Turbo Power

181 W

Memory Specifications

Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)

128 GB

Memory Types

Up to DDR5 5600 MT/s
Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s

Max # of Memory Channels

2

Max Memory Bandwidth

89.6 GB/s

Expansion Options

Direct Media Interface (DMI) Revision

4.0

Max # of DMI Lanes

8

Scalability

1S Only

PCI Express Revision

5.0 and 4.0

PCI Express Configurations*

Up to 1×16+4, 2×8+4

Max # of PCI Express Lanes

20

Package Specifications

Max CPU Configuration

1

T JUNCTION

100°C

Advanced Technologies

Intel® Gaussian & Neural Accelerator

3.0

Intel® Thread Director

Yes

Intel® Deep Learning Boost (Intel® DL Boost)

Yes

Intel® Speed Shift Technology

Yes

Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0*

No

Intel® Turbo Boost Technology*

2.0

Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology*

Yes

Intel® 64*

Yes

Instruction Set

64-bit

Instruction Set Extensions

Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2

Idle States

Yes

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology

Yes

Thermal Monitoring Technologies

Yes

Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)

Yes

Security & Reliability

Intel® Standard Manageability (ISM)*

Yes

Intel® Control-Flow Enforcement Technology

Yes

Intel® AES New Instructions

Yes

Secure Key

Yes

Intel® OS Guard

Yes

Execute Disable Bit*

Yes

Intel® Boot Guard

Yes

Mode-based Execute Control (MBEC)

Yes

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)*

Yes

Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)*

Yes

Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)*

Yes

All information provided is subject to change at any time, without notice. Intel may make changes to manufacturing life cycle, specifications, and product descriptions at any time, without notice. The information herein is provided “as-is” and Intel does not make any representations or warranties whatsoever regarding accuracy of the information, nor on the product features, availability, functionality, or compatibility of the products listed. Please contact system vendor for more information on specific products or systems.

* This feature may not be available on all computing systems. Please check with the system vendor to determine if your system delivers this feature, or reference the system specifications (motherboard, processor, chipset, power supply, HDD, graphics controller, memory, BIOS, drivers, virtual machine monitor-VMM, platform software, and/or operating system) for feature compatibility. Functionality, performance, and other benefits of this feature may vary depending on system configuration.