Intel Core i7 13700K vs i5 13600K

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.4 GHz Intel Core i7 13700K with 16-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

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
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
37.3
(Mediocre)
Value Index
29.7
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 13600K and 13700K
Advantages of Intel Core i7 13700K
  • Has 6 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • Has 2 more physical cores
  • 4% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.3 GHz vs 5.1 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 659 492
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 6859 5581
Cinebench Scores (66th and 94th place)

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)
20193
File compression 1770 MB/sec 1300 MB/sec
Clang compilation 167.5 Klines/sec 134.7 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 528.1 pages/sec 374.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 560.2 Mpixels/sec 465.8 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 288 pages/sec 277.2 pages/sec
Background blur 81 images/sec 68.3 images/sec
Photo processing 187.6 images/sec 136 images/sec
Ray tracing 37.6 Mpixels/sec 30.1 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 817 & 448 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
45614
Integer math 153.8 GOps/sec 122 GOps/sec
Floating point math 114.4 GOps/sec 90.2 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 188M Primes/sec 153M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 62.5M Strings/sec 50.8M Strings/sec
Data encryption 33.1 GBytes/sec 26.9 GBytes/sec
Data compression 591.4 MBytes/sec 473.1 MBytes/sec
Physics 2692 Frames/sec 2245 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 36.4B Matrices/sec 28.6B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 8277 & 5100 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
401.93

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 12.2 PPW 10.3 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 161.5 PPW 128.8 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 364.9 PPW 299.7 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.22 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 13700K
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-30 (Channel3)Cinebench 2026659 / 6859
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-14 (Xypher)Cinebench 2024121 / 1618
πŸ“˜ 2025-05-28 (Illyctro)Geekbench 6 CPU2671 / 17244
πŸ“˜ 2025-05-27 (JMoor)Cinebench 2024120 / 1543
πŸ“˜ 2025-05-21 (Sighrus)Cinebench 2024126 / 1759
Intel Core i5 13600K
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-09 (Shinigami)Cinebench 2026492 / 5581
πŸ“˜ 2025-04-29 (DSMJohn)Cinebench 2024118 / 1289
πŸ“˜ 2025-04-20 (io)Cinebench 2024114 / 1206
πŸ“˜ 2025-04-09 (stuchi)Cinebench 2024124 / 1248
πŸ“˜ 2024-09-23 (Fireman12402)Cinebench 2024112 / 1258

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 13700K and i5 13600K

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released September 27, 2022 September 27, 2022
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Raptor Lake
Model number i7-13700K i5-13600K
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 770 UHD Graphics 770
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 7 7700X - AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus - Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus
Intel CPU rating (31st and 60th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 6
P-Threads 16 12
Base Frequency (P) 3.4 GHz 3.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.3 GHz 5.1 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 8 8
E-Threads 8 8
Base Frequency (E) 2.5 GHz 2.6 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4.2 GHz 3.9 GHz
Total
Total Cores 16 14
Total Threads 24 20
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 34x 35x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 2MB (per core)
L3 Cache 30MB (shared) 24MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 125 W 125 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 253 W 181 W
Socket LGA-1700 LGA-1700
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 100Β°C
Desktop CPU ranking (40th and 61st place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 770 Intel UHD Graphics 770
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1600 MHz 1500 MHz
Shading Units 256 256
TMUs 16 16
ROPs 8 8
Execution Units 32 32
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
0.8 TFLOPS
0.8 TFLOPS

Memory Support

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

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i7 13700K official page Intel Core i5 13600K 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 13600K or i7 13700K?
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Robin December 13, 2022 at 12:21 AM
My Cinebench R23 score with 13600K is 24.280. (H670 Mobo and 3600mhz ddr4).
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Man_daddio October 22, 2022 at 11:47 PM
I'll take 8p cores over 6 any day despite the lower cost of the 13600k.
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7800x3d December 25, 2022 at 08:31 PM
As long as you pay the price difference, np.
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