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Intel Core i7 12700KF vs i5 13600KF

66 out of 100
Intel Core i7 12700KF
VS
67 out of 100
Intel Core i5 13600KF
Intel Core i7 12700KF
Intel Core i5 13600KF

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.6 GHz Intel Core i7 12700KF with 12-cores against the 3.5 GHz i5 13600KF with 14-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments (1)

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
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
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
85.7
(Very good)
Value Index
88.5
(Very good)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 13600KF and 12700KF
Advantages of Intel Core i5 13600KF
  • Supports up to 192 GB DDR5-5600 RAM
  • Newer - released 11 months later
  • Has 2 more physical cores
  • Around 12.8 GB/s (17%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • 4% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.1 GHz vs 4.9 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i7 12700KF
vs
Core i5 13600KF

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (95th and 111th place)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
File compression 1070 MB/sec 1400 MB/sec
Clang compilation 127.7 Klines/sec 135.3 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 352.3 pages/sec 393.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 458.3 Mpixels/sec 437.4 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 275.7 pages/sec 270.9 pages/sec
Background blur 70.5 images/sec 66.9 images/sec
Photo processing 126.2 images/sec 141 images/sec
Ray tracing 30 Mpixels/sec 29.3 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 718 & 664 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i7 12700KF
33924
Core i5 13600KF +10%
37326
Integer math 113.7 GOps/sec 122 GOps/sec
Floating point math 87.3 GOps/sec 90.2 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 110M Primes/sec 150M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 45.1M Strings/sec 50.8M Strings/sec
Data encryption 23.1 GBytes/sec 26.9 GBytes/sec
Data compression 439.7 MBytes/sec 473.1 MBytes/sec
Physics 1757 Frames/sec 2206 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 28.5B Matrices/sec 28.7B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 6694 & 4496 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i7 12700KF
308.32
Core i5 13600KF +1%
310.46

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 10.3 PPW 9.6 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 123 PPW 130 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 271.4 PPW 298.6 PPW
Blender / Watt 2.47 PPW 2.48 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Core i7 12700KF
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-31 (Felix)Cinebench 2026611 / 5155
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-03 (CJ's PC)Cinebench 2024108 / 1212
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-14 (S0l1st)Cinebench 2024112 / 1290
πŸ“˜ 2025-06-15 (Tukumo)Cinebench 2024117 / 1302
πŸ“˜ 2025-04-23 (fhd)Cinebench 2024110 / 1191
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Intel Core i5 13600KF
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-01 -> PouryaCinebench 2026630 / 3977
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-11 (Gogy)Cinebench 2024117 / 1290
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-13 (JM)Cinebench 2024116 / 1624
πŸ“˜ 2025-08-22 (Leo)Cinebench 2024116 / 1209
πŸ“˜ 2025-02-10 (Polemiccs)Cinebench 2024126 / 1467
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 12700KF and i5 13600KF

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released October 27, 2021 September 27, 2022
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake Raptor Lake
Model number i7-12700KF i5-13600KF
Integrated GPU No No
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 7 5800X - AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF - Intel Core Ultra 5 250KF Plus
Intel CPU rating (61st and 58th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 6
P-Threads 16 12
Base Frequency (P) 3.6 GHz 3.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.9 GHz 5.1 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 4 8
E-Threads 4 8
Base Frequency (E) 2.7 GHz 2.6 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.8 GHz 3.9 GHz
Total
Total Cores 12 14
Total Threads 20 20
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 36x 35x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 12MB (shared) 2MB (per core)
L3 Cache 25MB (shared) 24MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 125 W 125 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 190 W 181 W
Socket LGA-1700 LGA-1700
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 100Β°C
Desktop CPU ranking (62nd and 59th place)

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200		 - DDR5-5600
- DDR4-3200
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 192 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s 89.6 GB/s
ECC Support Yes Yes

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i7 12700KF official page Intel Core i5 13600KF official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Intel Core i5 13600KF or i7 12700KF?
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Randlemahn May 31, 2025 at 04:31 PM
I believe the 12700k is better for 720p upscaled to 1080p gaming since 8 cores is better than 6 (e cores excluded) And lower resolutions are CPU bound. Feel free to correct me thanks.
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