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Core i5-13600K vs Core i7-12700

Core i5-13600K vs Core i7-12700: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Core i5-13600K

3.5 GHz | 14-core

Intel Core i5-13600K Logo
Intel Core i5-13600K Desktop-Prozessor, 14 Kerne (6 P-Kerne und 8 E-Kerne) 24 M Cache, bis zu 5,1 GHz

Buy for 303.01 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 304 minutes ago

vs

Core i7-12700

2.1 GHz | 8-core

Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Intel® Core™ i7-12700 Desktop-Prozessor 25 MB Cache, bis zu 4,90 GHz

Buy for 304.59 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 305 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Core i5-13600K

3.5 GHz | 14-core

Intel Core i5-13600K Logo
Intel Core i5-13600K Desktop-Prozessor, 14 Kerne (6 P-Kerne und 8 E-Kerne) 24 M Cache, bis zu 5,1 GHz

Buy for 303.01 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 304 minutes ago

vs

Core i7-12700

2.1 GHz | 8-core

Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Intel® Core™ i7-12700 Desktop-Prozessor 25 MB Cache, bis zu 4,90 GHz

Buy for 304.59 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 305 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-13600K outperforms the more expensive Core i7-12700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-13600K is 245 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-12700.

Advantages of Core i5-13600K

  • Performs up to 3% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i7-12700 - 129 vs 125 FPS
  • Up to 1% cheaper than Core i7-12700 - €303.01 vs €304.59
  • Up to 4% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i7-12700 - €2.35 vs €2.44 per FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-12700 - 20 vs 16 threads

Advantages of Core i7-12700

  • Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-13600K - 65 vs 125 Watts
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This is a free version of Baldur's Gate 3.
Baldur's Gate 3

Baldur's Gate 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-13600K Logo
Core i5-13600K

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


FPS

129

100%

Value, €/FPS

€2.35/FPS

100%

Price, €

€303.01

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i5-13600K Desktop-Prozessor, 14 Kerne (6 P-Kerne und 8 E-Kerne) 24 M Cache, bis zu 5,1 GHz

Buy for 303.01 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 304 minutes ago

Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Core i7-12700

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


FPS

125

97%

Value, €/FPS

€2.44/FPS

96%

Price, €

€304.59

99%

Intel® Core™ i7-12700 Desktop-Prozessor 25 MB Cache, bis zu 4,90 GHz

Buy for 304.59 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 305 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-13600K Logo
Core i5-13600K

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Core i7-12700

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-13600K Logo
Core i5-13600K

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


Single-Core

2665

100%

Multi-Core

14848

100%

Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Core i7-12700

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


Single-Core

2293

86%

Multi-Core

10780

73%

Intel Core i5-13600K Logo

Core i5-13600K

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Intel Core i7-12700 Logo

Core i7-12700

Sep 27th, 2022
Jan 25th, 2022
Core i5Core i7
Raptor LakeAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1700Intel Socket 1700
Desktop
Desktop
14
8
20
16
3.5 GHz
2.1 GHz
5.1 GHz
4.9 GHz
125 W
65 W
10 nm10 nm
35.0x
21.0x
UHD Graphics 770UHD Graphics 770
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Builds Using Core i5-13600K or Core i7-12700

With selected game settings

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