Core i5-6500 vs Core i7-13700KF

Prices and Stock

Intel CPU Core i5-6500 3.20GHz Quad-Core Socket LGA1151 Processor SR2L6

Prices and Stock
MSRP $384

Intel Core i7-13700KF 3.4 GHz (5.4 Turbo) 16 Core LGA 1700 Desktop Processor - Raptor Lake

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-13700KF outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-6500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-13700KF is 2644 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6500.

Advantages of Core i5-6500

Up to 35% cheaper than Core i7-13700KF - $163.04 vs $250.69
Up to 15% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Core i7-13700KF - $0.56 vs $0.66 per FPS
Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-13700KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-13700KF doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Core i7-13700KF

Performs up to 29% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Core i5-6500 - 377 vs 292 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500 - 24 vs 4 threads

This is a free version of Counter-Strike 2.

Counter-Strike 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Core i5-6500

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015

FPS

292

77%

Value, $/FPS

$0.56/FPS

100%

Price, $

$163.04

100%

Value Winner

Intel CPU Core i5-6500 3.20GHz Quad-Core Socket LGA1151 Processor SR2L6

Buy for $163.04 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 399 minutes ago

Core i7-13700KF

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

FPS

377

100%

Value, $/FPS

$0.66/FPS

85%

Price, $

$250.69

65%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-13700KF 3.4 GHz (5.4 Turbo) 16 Core LGA 1700 Desktop Processor - Raptor Lake

Buy for $250.69 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 398 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Core i5-6500

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015

Core i7-13700KF

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

1920 x 1080

Ultra

152

FPS

194

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Maximum

176

FPS

232

FPS

World of Warcraft

1920 x 1080

Ultra

521

FPS

740

FPS

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

1920 x 1080

Very High

160

FPS

369

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

High

651

FPS

838

FPS

Minecraft

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i5-6500

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015

Single-Core

1198

41%

Multi-Core

3267

19%

Core i7-13700KF

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Single-Core

2903

100%

Multi-Core

17596

100%

Core i5-6500	vs	Core i7-13700KF
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
3.2 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.4 GHz
3.6 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	5.4 GHz
65 W	TDP	125 W
14 nm	Process Size	10 nm
32.0x	Multiplier	34.0x
HD Graphics 530	Integrated Graphics	None
No	Overclockable	Yes