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

Intel

Intel Core i7-12700K

Overall performance index

66,1

Rank 19 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$450

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Intel

Intel Core i5-13600K

Overall performance index

72,2

Rank 15 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$319

Intel Core i5-13600K is 8,4% faster on average

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

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

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +11,6 % 287,3fps 325,0fps Multi-thread +10,1 % 90,8points 101,0points Single-thread +3,3 % 122,4points 126,5points

Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-12700K Intel Core i5-13600K 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 17.381 points 19.821 points +14,0 %

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i5-13600K +11,2 %

Individual results (15 tests)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i5-13600K +3,4 %

Individual results (3 tests)

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

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

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 703,0 px/s 741,0 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 i7-12700K	Intel Core i5-13600K
Codename	Alder Lake	Raptor Lake
Series	Core 12000	Core 13000
Release	Q4 2021	Q4 2022
Launch MSRP	US$450	US$319
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

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

Power and manufacturing

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

Platform and connectivity

	Intel Core i7-12700K	Intel Core i5-13600K
Socket	LGA1700	LGA1700
Memory	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	Up to DDR5 5600 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 i7-12700K	Intel Core i5-13600K
System power idle	82 W	91 W
System power load	136 W	341 W
CPU package idle	9 W	15 W
CPU package load	50 W	198 W
Temperature idle	31 °C	37 °C
Temperature load	58 °C	87 °C
Highest measured clock	5000 MHz / 3800 MHz (E)	5001 MHz / 3900 MHz (E)
Avg clock in games	4700 MHz / 3800 MHz (E)	4090 MHz (P) / 3291 MHz (E)

Test system

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

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