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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 Intel Core i7-13700K
- Performs up to 12% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i5-8500 - 229 vs 204 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 24 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Up to 46% cheaper than Core i7-13700K - £167.06 vs £308.97
- Up to 39% better value when playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i7-13700K - £0.82 vs £1.35 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-13700K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i7-13700K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
229
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.35/FPS
60%
Price, £
£308.97
54%
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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Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
204
89%
Value, £/FPS
£0.82/FPS
100%
Price, £
£167.06
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Updated 178 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i7-13700K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-13700K | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Raptor Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 6 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
5.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-13700K or Core i5-8500
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
161 FPS
£11.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-13700K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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190 FPS
£10.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i7-13700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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