Intel Core i7 10700K vs i5 13600K
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We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.8 GHz Intel Core i7 10700K with 8-cores against the 3.5 GHz i5 13600K with 14-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i5 13600K
- Around 43.8 GB/s (96%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- Has 6 more physical cores
- Newer PCI Express version β 5.0
- Newer - released 2 years and 5 months later
- More powerful Intel UHD Graphics 770 integrated graphics: 0.8 vs 0.5 TFLOPS
- 59% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2718 vs 1711 points
- Has 8 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
- Supports up to 192 GB DDR5-5600 RAM
- More modern manufacturing process β 10 versus 14 nanometers
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | - | 492 |
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | - | 5581 |
Cinebench Scores (#94th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 647.3 MB/sec | 1300 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 76.4 Klines/sec | 134.7 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 169.6 pages/sec | 374.2 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 296.9 Mpixels/sec | 465.8 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 173 pages/sec | 277.2 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 38.9 images/sec | 68.3 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 63.4 images/sec | 136 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 16.5 Mpixels/sec | 30.1 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 66.6 GOps/sec | 122 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 41.3 GOps/sec | 90.2 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 54M Primes/sec | 153M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 36.6M Strings/sec | 50.8M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 6.4 GBytes/sec | 26.9 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 294.7 MBytes/sec | 473.1 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 930 Frames/sec | 2245 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 19.4B Matrices/sec | 28.6B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 5.7 PPW | 10.3 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 67.9 PPW | 128.8 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 148.2 PPW | 299.7 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 1.43 PPW | 2.48 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core i7 10700K
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2024-07-10 (Guest #0) | Cinebench 2024 | 77 / 716 |
| π 2024-05-04 (Tris) | Cinebench 2024 | 62 / 415 |
Intel Core i5 13600K
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-04-09 (Shinigami) | Cinebench 2026 | 492 / 5581 |
| π 2025-04-29 (DSMJohn) | Cinebench 2024 | 118 / 1289 |
| π 2025-04-20 (io) | Cinebench 2024 | 114 / 1206 |
| π 2025-04-09 (stuchi) | Cinebench 2024 | 124 / 1248 |
| π 2024-09-23 (Fireman12402) | Cinebench 2024 | 112 / 1258 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 10700K and i5 13600KGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Intel |
| Released | May 1, 2020 | September 27, 2022 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Comet Lake | Raptor Lake |
| Model number | i7-10700K | i5-13600K |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics 630 | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Rival Equivalent | - AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | - AMD Ryzen 5 7600X |
| Successor | - Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus | - Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus |
Intel CPU rating (#60th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 8 | 6 |
| P-Threads | 16 | 12 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.8 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5.1 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| E-Cores | - | 8 |
| E-Threads | - | 8 |
| Base Frequency (E) | - | 2.6 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | - | 3.9 GHz |
| Total Cores | 8 | 14 |
| Total Threads | 16 | 20 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 38x | 35x |
| Bus Bandwidth | 8 GT/s | - |
| L1 Cache | 64K (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 256K (per core) | 2MB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 16MB (shared) | 24MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | Yes |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 125 W | 125 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | - | 181 W |
| Socket | LGA-1200 | LGA-1700 |
| Peak Temperature | 100Β°C | 100Β°C |
Desktop CPU ranking (138th and 61st place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | Intel UHD Graphics 770 |
| GPU Base Clock | 350 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1200 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Shading Units | 192 | 256 |
| TMUs | 24 | 16 |
| ROPs | 3 | 8 |
| Execution Units | 24 | 32 |
| TGP | 15 W | 15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
More info: UHD Graphics 770 compared to Graphics 630
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR4-2933 | - DDR5-5600 - DDR4-3200 |
| Max. Memory Size | 128 GB | 192 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 45.8 GB/s | 89.6 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | Yes |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core i7 10700K official page | Intel Core i5 13600K official page |
| PCI Express Version | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 16 | 20 |
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