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£281.81
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-13500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-13500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700K is 426 days older than the cheaper Core i5-13500.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700K
- Performs up to 1% better in Metro Exodus than Core i5-13500 - 152 vs 151 FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-13500
- Up to 20% cheaper than Core i7-12700K - £225.97 vs £281.81
- Up to 19% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Core i7-12700K - £1.5 vs £1.85 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
152
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.85/FPS
81%
Price, £
£281.81
80%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-12700K 3.6GHz LGA1700 Tray
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Updated 11888 minutes ago
Core i5-13500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
151
99%
Value, £/FPS
£1.5/FPS
100%
Price, £
£225.97
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-13500 Desktop Processor 14 cores (6 P-cores + 8 E-cores) 24MB Cache, up to 4.8 GHz
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In Stock
Updated 11888 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Core i5-13500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-12700K | vs | Intel Core i5-13500 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 12 | Cores | 14 |
| 20 | Threads | 20 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-12700K or Core i5-13500
Metro Exodus, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
22 FPS
£40.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-13500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£896.14
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53 FPS
£16.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-13500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£899.99
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