Intel Core i5-13600K vs Intel Core i7-12700K

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Intel

Intel Core i5-13600K

Overall performance index

72,2

Rank 15 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$319

Intel

Intel Core i7-12700K

Overall performance index

66,1

Rank 19 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$450

Intel Core i5-13600K is 9,2% faster on average

Intel Core i5-13600K Intel Core i7-12700K

Individual tests: Intel Core i5-13600K wins 24, Intel Core i7-12700K wins 4 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +13,1 % 325,0fps 287,3fps Multi-thread +11,2 % 101,0points 90,8points Single-thread +3,4 % 126,5points 122,4points

Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-13600K Intel Core i7-12700K Other tested CPUs Click a row to open the chart with every CPU tested; hover shows the gap in %.

Gaming (720p) – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i5-13600K +13,1 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 19.821 points 17.381 points +14,0 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.503 points 6.341 points +2,6 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 46.458 points 41.225 points +12,7 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 347,5 fps 308,4 fps +12,7 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 286,0 fps 237,0 fps +20,7 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.658 points 22.633 points +4,5 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 380,1 fps 273,5 fps +39,0 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 286,2 fps 330,2 fps +15,4 %

Fortnite720p, Low 406,8 fps 332,0 fps +22,5 %

Counter-Strike 2 366,8 fps 386,3 fps +5,3 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i5-13600K +11,2 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 123.012 MIPS 105.623 MIPS +16,5 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 62,0 s 67,0 s +8,1 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 923,0 s 904,0 s +2,1 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 35.997 KB/s 29.768 KB/s +20,9 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 3.470 points 3.248 points +6,8 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 9.076 points 8.355 points +8,6 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 8.048 points 7.752 points +3,8 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 18.478 points 17.034 points +8,5 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 10.476 points 10.129 points +3,4 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 9.655 points 9.532 points +1,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 7.237 points 7.482 points +3,4 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 4.355 points 4.021 points +8,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.193 points 2.054 points +6,8 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 17.535 points 15.537 points +12,9 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 7.836 px/s 7.446 px/s +5,2 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i5-13600K +3,4 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.096 points 1.046 points +4,8 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.959 points 1.923 points +1,9 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 741,0 px/s 703,0 px/s +5,4 %

Price / performance

Each dot is a CPU we tested – the further top-left, the more performance per euro.

Specifications

Key details

	Intel Core i5-13600K	Intel Core i7-12700K
Codename	Raptor Lake	Alder Lake
Series	Core 13000	Core 12000
Release	Q4 2022	Q4 2021
Launch MSRP	US$319	US$450
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	Intel Core i5-13600K	Intel Core i7-12700K
Cores / threads	14	12
Threads	20	20
Performance cores	6	8
Efficient cores	8	4
Base clock	3.5 GHz	3.6 GHz
Max boost clock	5.1 GHz	5 GHz
L2 cache	20 MB	12 MB
L3 cache	24 MB	25 MB

Power and manufacturing

	Intel Core i5-13600K	Intel Core i7-12700K
TDP / base power	125 W	125 W
Max turbo power	181 W	190 W
Process	Intel 7	Intel 7
Max temperature (Tjmax)	100 °C	100 °C

Platform and connectivity

	Intel Core i5-13600K	Intel Core i7-12700K
Socket	LGA1700	LGA1700
Memory	Up to DDR5 5600 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Memory channels	2	2
PCI Express	PCIe 5.0 and 4.0	PCIe 5.0 and 4.0
PCIe lanes	20	20
Integrated graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 770	Intel UHD Graphics 770

Our measurements

	Intel Core i5-13600K	Intel Core i7-12700K
System power idle	91 W	82 W
System power load	341 W	136 W
CPU package idle	15 W	9 W
CPU package load	198 W	50 W
Temperature idle	37 °C	31 °C
Temperature load	87 °C	58 °C
Highest measured clock	5001 MHz / 3900 MHz (E)	5000 MHz / 3800 MHz (E)
Avg clock in games	4090 MHz (P) / 3291 MHz (E)	4700 MHz / 3800 MHz (E)

Test system

	Intel Core i5-13600K	Intel Core i7-12700K
Motherboard	ASUS ROG Strix Z790-E Gaming Wifi	n/a
CPU cooler	DeepCool LT720	n/a
Operating system	Windows 11 21H2	Windows 11 21H2
Settings	DDR5-6400	DDR5-5200

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