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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-12700KF outperforms the more expensive Core i5-13500 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-12700KF is 426 days older than the more expensive Core i5-13500.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700KF
- Performs up to 1% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i5-13500 - 166 vs 165 FPS
- Up to 12% cheaper than Core i5-13500 - £198.99 vs £225.97
- Up to 12% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i5-13500 - £1.2 vs £1.37 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-13500
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-12700KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
166
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.2/FPS
100%
Price, £
£198.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Core i5-13500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-12700KF | 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 |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-12700KF or Core i5-13500
Red Dead Redemption 2, 1920 x 1080, Highest
29 FPS
£30.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-13500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£896.14
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54 FPS
£16.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-13500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£899.99
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110 FPS
£16.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,799.99
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61 FPS
£41.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,559.31
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110 FPS
£17.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, 3 TB HDD
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£1,874.01
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