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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $319
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-13600K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-8700 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-8700 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-13600K is 1730 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-8700.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Up to 20% cheaper than Core i5-13600K - £224.88 vs £280.13
- Up to 8% better value when playing Battlefield IV than Core i5-13600K - £0.54 vs £0.59 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-13600K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-13600K
- Performs up to 14% better in Battlefield IV than Core i7-8700 - 477 vs 420 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700 - 20 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-8700 doesn't have integrated graphics
Battlefield IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
FPS
420
88%
Value, £/FPS
£0.54/FPS
100%
Price, £
£224.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-8700 Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.20GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)
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In Stock
Updated 7639 minutes ago
Core i5-13600K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
477
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.59/FPS
91%
Price, £
£280.13
80%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-13600K Desktop Processor 14 cores (6 P-cores + 8 E-cores) 24M Cache, up to 5.1 GHz
Buy for £280.13 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 7639 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Core i5-13600K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-8700 | vs | Intel Core i5-13600K |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1st, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 14 |
| 12 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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