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£238.61
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AvailabilityMSRP $289
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MSRP $289
AvailabilityMSRP $409
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MSRP $409
Key Differences
In short — Core i7-13700K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-12600K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-12600K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-13700K is 327 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-12600K.
Advantages of Core i5-12600K
- Up to 29% cheaper than Core i7-13700K - £238.61 vs £338.40
- Up to 25% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i7-13700K - £1.89 vs £2.53 per FPS
Advantages of Core i7-13700K
- Performs up to 6% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i5-12600K - 134 vs 126 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600K - 24 vs 16 threads
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
126
94%
Value, £/FPS
£1.89/FPS
100%
Price, £
£238.61
100%
Value Winner
INTEL Core i5-12600K 3.6GHz LGA1700 Tray
Buy for £238.61 on Amazon
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Updated 539 minutes ago
Core i7-13700K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
134
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.53/FPS
75%
Price, £
£338.4
70%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-13700K Desktop Processor 16 cores (8 P-cores + 8 E-cores) 30M Cache, up to 5.4 GHz
Buy for £338.4 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 539 minutes ago
Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Core i7-13700K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-12600K | vs | Core i7-13700K |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i5-12600K or Core i7-13700K
With selected game settings
109 FPS
£17.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-13700K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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