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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-13500 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-8700K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-13500 is 1917 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-8700K.
Advantages of Core i5-13500
- Performs up to 7% better in Elden Ring than Core i7-8700K - 132 vs 123 FPS
- Up to 2% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i7-8700K - CA$2.72 vs CA$2.77 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-8700K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700K - 20 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Core i7-8700K
- Up to 5% cheaper than Core i5-13500 - CA$340.72 vs CA$358.46
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-13500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
132
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.72/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$358.46
95%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ 13th Generation i5-13500 Desktop Processor (14 Core (6 P-Core + 8 E-Core), 24 MB Cache, up to 4.8 GHz, LGA1700, Intel® UHD Graphics 770)
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Intel Core i7-8700K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 3.7GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-13500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-13500 | vs | Core i7-8700K |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2023 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Raptor Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
14 | Cores | 6 |
20 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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