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£127.51
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AvailabilityMSRP $409
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MSRP $409
Key Differences
In short — Core i7-13700K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-13700K is 1686 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Core i5-8500
- Up to 63% cheaper than Core i7-13700K - £127.51 vs £346.39
- Up to 58% better value when playing Hogwarts Legacy than Core i7-13700K - £1.48 vs £3.53 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-13700K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i7-13700K
- Performs up to 14% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Core i5-8500 - 98 vs 86 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 24 vs 6 threads
Hogwarts Legacy
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
86
88%
Value, £/FPS
£1.48/FPS
100%
Price, £
£127.51
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Core i7-13700K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
98
100%
Value, £/FPS
£3.53/FPS
42%
Price, £
£346.39
36%
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 £346.39 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 95 minutes ago
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i7-13700K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8500 | vs | Core i7-13700K |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 6 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-8500 or Core i7-13700K
With selected game settings
91 FPS
£21.21/FPS
16 GB, N/A Storage
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