Intel Core i5-13600K vs Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)

Intel

Intel Core i5-13600K

Overall performance index

72,2

Rank 15 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$319

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Intel

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)

Overall performance index

85,1

Rank 8 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$589

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) is 15,2% faster on average

Intel Core i5-13600K Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)

Individual tests: Intel Core i5-13600K wins 5, Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) wins 22 (27 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +3,3 % 325,0fps 314,7fps Multi-thread +27,4 % 101,0points 139,1points Single-thread +18,6 % 126,5points 155,5points

Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-13600K Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) Other tested CPUs Click a row to open the chart with every CPU tested; hover shows the gap in %.

Gaming (720p) – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i5-13600K +3,3 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 19.821 points 20.230 points +2,1 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.503 points 6.473 points +0,5 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 46.458 points 37.928 points +22,5 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 347,5 fps 283,7 fps +22,5 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 286,0 fps 296,0 fps +3,5 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.658 points 23.655 points +0,0 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 380,1 fps 280,8 fps +35,4 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 286,2 fps 398,4 fps +39,2 %

Fortnite720p, Low 406,8 fps –

Counter-Strike 2 366,8 fps 412,2 fps +12,4 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) +37,7 %

Individual results (16 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 123.012 MIPS 179.823 MIPS +46,2 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 62,0 s 40,0 s +55,0 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 923,0 s 610,0 s +51,3 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 35.997 KB/s 45.477 KB/s +26,3 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 3.470 points 6.392 points +84,2 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 9.076 points 16.592 points +82,8 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 8.048 points 14.275 points +77,4 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 18.478 points 18.531 points +0,3 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 10.476 points 18.953 points +80,9 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 9.655 points 14.881 points +54,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 7.237 points 9.669 points +33,6 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 4.355 points 5.050 points +16,0 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.193 points 2.730 points +24,5 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 17.535 points 27.029 points +54,1 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 7.836 px/s 15.184 px/s +93,8 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread – 42.618 points

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) +22,9 %

Individual results (4 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.096 points 1.389 points +26,7 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.959 points 2.337 points +19,3 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 741,0 px/s 938,0 px/s +26,6 %

Cinebench R23 1-CoreSingle-Thread – 2.417 points

Price / performance

Each dot is a CPU we tested – the further top-left, the more performance per euro.

Specifications

Key details

	Intel Core i5-13600K	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)
Codename	Raptor Lake	Arrow Lake
Series	Core 13000	Core Ultra 200
Release	Q4 2022	Q4 2024
Launch MSRP	US$319	US$589
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	Intel Core i5-13600K	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)
Cores / threads	14	24
Threads	20	24
Performance cores	6	8
Efficient cores	8	16
Base clock	3.5 GHz	3.7 GHz
Max boost clock	5.1 GHz	5.7 GHz
L2 cache	20 MB	40 MB
L3 cache	24 MB	36 MB

Power and manufacturing

	Intel Core i5-13600K	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)
TDP / base power	125 W	125 W
Max turbo power	181 W	250 W
Process	Intel 7	n/a
Max temperature (Tjmax)	100 °C	105 °C

Platform and connectivity

	Intel Core i5-13600K	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)
Socket	LGA1700	LGA1851
Memory	Up to DDR5 5600 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	Up to DDR5 6400 MT/s
Memory channels	2	2
PCI Express	PCIe 5.0 and 4.0	PCIe 5.0 and 4.0
PCIe lanes	20	24
Integrated graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 770	Intel Graphics

Our measurements

	Intel Core i5-13600K	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)
System power idle	91 W	78 W
System power load	341 W	309 W
CPU package idle	15 W	11.7 W
CPU package load	198 W	189 W
Temperature idle	37 °C	34 °C
Temperature load	87 °C	74 °C
Highest measured clock	5001 MHz / 3900 MHz (E)	5400 MHz (P) / 4600 MHz (E)
Avg clock in games	4090 MHz (P) / 3291 MHz (E)	n/a

Test system

	Intel Core i5-13600K	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)
Test configuration	n/a	Balanced
Motherboard	ASUS ROG Strix Z790-E Gaming Wifi	ASUS ROG Strix Z890-F Gaming Wifi
Memory	n/a	Lexar ARES RGB Black DIMM Kit 32GB, DDR5-6400
CPU cooler	DeepCool LT720	DeepCool LS720
Operating system	Windows 11 21H2	Windows 11 23H2
Settings	DDR5-6400	DDR5-6400, Ultimate Leistung, Intel Presets, 10.1.19867.8574 chipset · Ausbalanciert, wegen vergleich

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