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£227.97
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $242
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $233
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-13500 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-12600 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-13500 is 344 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-12600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-13500
- Performs up to 0% better in Fortnite than Core i5-12600 - 240 vs 239 FPS
- Up to 12% cheaper than Core i5-12600 - £227.97 vs £259.95
- Up to 13% better value when playing Fortnite than Core i5-12600 - £0.95 vs £1.09 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600 - 20 vs 12 threads
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-13500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
240
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.95/FPS
100%
Price, £
£227.97
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-13500 Desktop Processor 14 cores (6 P-cores + 8 E-cores) 24MB Cache, up to 4.8 GHz
Buy for £227.97 on Amazon
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Updated 2436 minutes ago
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
239
99.58333333333333%
Value, £/FPS
£1.09/FPS
87.15596330275228%
Price, £
£259.95
87%
Intel® Core™ i5-12600 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.80 GHz
Buy for £259.95 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 2436 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-13500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Single-Core
2371
98.66833125260092%
Multi-Core
9721
78.73805281062693%
Intel Core i5-13500 | vs | Intel Core i5-12600 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2023 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Raptor Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
14 | Cores | 6 |
20 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-13500 or Core i5-12600
Fortnite, 1920 x 1080, Epic
108 FPS
£7.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-13500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£811.14
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108 FPS
£8.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-13500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£899.99
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