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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $409
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-13700K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6600K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-6600K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-13700K is 2644 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600K
- Up to 55% cheaper than Core i7-13700K - £138.88 vs £308.97
- Up to 43% better value when playing Minecraft than Core i7-13700K - £0.2 vs £0.35 per FPS
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i7-13700K - 91 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-13700K
- Performs up to 24% better in Minecraft than Core i5-6600K - 882 vs 709 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600K - 24 vs 4 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-6600K doesn't have integrated graphics
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
709
80%
Value, £/FPS
£0.2/FPS
100%
Price, £
£138.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core I5-6600K Processor (3.5 GHz, 6 M Cache, LGA1151)
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Core i7-13700K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
882
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.35/FPS
57%
Price, £
£308.97
44%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-13700K Desktop Processor 16 cores (8 P-cores + 8 E-cores) 30M Cache, up to 5.4 GHz
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Updated 92 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i7-13700K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6600K | vs | Intel Core i7-13700K |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
91 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-6600K or Core i7-13700K
Minecraft, 1920 x 1080, High
825 FPS
£2.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-13700K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,930.02
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862 FPS
£2.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i7-13700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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