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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-13600KF outperforms the cheaper Core i5-12500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-12500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-13600KF is 266 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-12500.
Advantages of Core i5-12500
- Up to 31% cheaper than Core i5-13600KF - €210.00 vs €305.66
- Up to 26% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i5-13600KF - €0.31 vs €0.42 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-13600KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-13600KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Core i5-13600KF
- Performs up to 9% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i5-12500 - 734 vs 675 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12500 - 20 vs 12 threads
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5 (12. Generation) i5-12500 3 GHz Prozessor, Einzelhandelsverpackung
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Core i5-13600KF
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
734
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.42/FPS
74%
Price, €
€305.66
68%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-13600KF Desktop-Prozessor 14 Kerne (6 P-cores und 8 E-cores) 24 MB Cache, bis zu 5,1 GHz
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5-13600KF
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-12500 | vs | Core i5-13600KF |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 14 |
| 12 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-12500 or Core i5-13600KF
With selected game settings
395 FPS
€3.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-13600KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,199.9
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582 FPS
€2.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i5-13600KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,689.9
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603 FPS
€3.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i5-13600KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,974.9
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621 FPS
€3.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Core i5-13600KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,954.9
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538 FPS
€3.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i5-13600KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,734.9
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433 FPS
€2.33/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Core i5-13600KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,009.9
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734 FPS
€3.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i5-13600KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€2,899.9
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Laptops Using Core i5-12500 or Core i5-13600KF
With selected game settings
380 FPS
€3.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,503.19
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266 FPS
€2.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€699
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266 FPS
€3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€799
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329 FPS
€5.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,807.68
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