Intel Core i7-13700KF vs Intel Core i5-13600KF

Last updated: 2024-03-07

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-13700KF		Intel Core i5-13600KF
CPU comparison Intel Core i7-13700KF or Intel Core i5-13600KF - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The Intel Core i7-13700KF has 16 cores with 24 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.40 GHz. Up to 192 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-13700KF was released in Q4/2022. The Intel Core i5-13600KF has 14 cores with 20 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to 192 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-13600KF was released in Q4/2022.

Intel Core i7 (298)	Family	Intel Core i5 (331)
Intel Core i 13000 (17)	CPU group	Intel Core i 13000 (17)
13	Generation	13
Raptor Lake S	Architecture	Raptor Lake S
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
Intel Core i7-12700KF	Predecessor	Intel Core i5-12600KF
Intel Core i7-14700KF	Successor	Intel Core i5-14600KF

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core i7-13700KF is a 16 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.40 GHz (5.40 GHz). The Intel Core i5-13600KF has 14 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.50 GHz (5.10 GHz).
Intel Core i7-13700KF	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-13600KF
16	Cores	14
24	Threads	20
hybrid (big.LITTLE)	Core architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
Yes	Overclocking ?	Yes
3.40 GHz (5.40 GHz) 8x Raptor Cove	A-Core	3.50 GHz (5.10 GHz) 6x Raptor Cove
2.50 GHz (4.20 GHz) 8x Gracemont	B-Core	2.60 GHz (3.90 GHz) 8x Gracemont
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
Intel Core i7-13700KF	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-13600KF
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
no iGPU	GPU	no iGPU
	GPU frequency	--
--	GPU (Turbo)	--
--	GPU Generation	--
	Technology
	Max. displays
--	Compute units	--
--	Shader	--
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	--
--	DirectX Version	--

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
no iGPU	GPU	no iGPU
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
No	Codec h264	No
No	Codec VP9	No
No	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
No	Codec AVC	No
No	Codec VC-1	No
No	Codec JPEG	No

Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i7-13700KF supports a maximum of 192 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-13600KF can connect up to 192 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Core i7-13700KF	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-13600KF
DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200	Memory	DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
192 GB	Max. Memory	192 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
89.6 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	89.6 GB/s
Yes	ECC	Yes
24.00 MB	L2 Cache	20.00 MB
30.00 MB	L3 Cache	24.00 MB
5.0	PCIe version	5.0
20	PCIe lanes	20
78.8 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	78.8 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i7-13700KF has a TDP of 125 W, that of the Intel Core i5-13600KF is 125 W.
Intel Core i7-13700KF	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-13600KF
125 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	125 W
253 W	TDP (PL2)	181 W
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The Intel Core i7-13700KF has a 54.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i5-13600KF cache has a total of 44.00 MB.
Intel Core i7-13700KF	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-13600KF
10 nm	Technology	10 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
LGA 1700	Socket	LGA 1700
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q4/2022	Release date	Q4/2022
384 $	Release price	294 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 6 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i7-13700KF (100%)

Intel Core i5-13600KF (94%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 8 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i7-13700KF (100%)

Intel Core i5-13600KF (83%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Core i7-13700KF 16C 24T @ 5.40 GHz	126 (100%)
	Intel Core i5-13600KF 14C 20T @ 5.10 GHz	116 (92%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Core i7-13700KF 16C 24T @ 5.40 GHz	1602 (100%)
	Intel Core i5-13600KF 14C 20T @ 5.10 GHz	1282 (80%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i7-13700KF 16C 24T @ 5.40 GHz	2126 (100%)
	Intel Core i5-13600KF 14C 20T @ 5.10 GHz	2021 (95%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i7-13700KF 16C 24T @ 5.30 GHz	31062 (100%)
	Intel Core i5-13600KF 14C 20T @ 5.10 GHz	24125 (78%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i7-13700KF 16C 24T @ 5.40 GHz	2065 (100%)
	Intel Core i5-13600KF 14C 20T @ 5.10 GHz	1955 (95%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i7-13700KF 16C 24T @ 5.30 GHz	18402 (100%)
	Intel Core i5-13600KF 14C 20T @ 5.10 GHz	16227 (88%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	Intel Core i7-13700KF 16C 24T @ 5.40 GHz	2787 (100%)
	Intel Core i5-13600KF 14C 20T @ 5.10 GHz	2639 (95%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	Intel Core i7-13700KF 16C 24T @ 5.30 GHz	17208 (100%)
	Intel Core i5-13600KF 14C 20T @ 5.10 GHz	16192 (94%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i7-13700KF 16C 24T @ 5.40 GHz	815 (100%)
	Intel Core i5-13600KF 14C 20T @ 5.10 GHz	775 (95%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i7-13700KF 16C 24T @ 5.30 GHz	11831 (100%)
	Intel Core i5-13600KF 14C 20T @ 5.10 GHz	9329 (79%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.


	Intel Core i7-13700KF 16C 24T @ 5.30 GHz	430 (100%)
	Intel Core i5-13600KF 14C 20T @ 5.10 GHz	347 (81%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	Intel Core i7-13700KF 16C 24T @ 5.30 GHz	47002 (100%)
	Intel Core i5-13600KF 14C 20T @ 5.10 GHz	38449 (82%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i7-13700KF 16C 24T @ 5.40 GHz	310 (100%)
	Intel Core i5-13600KF 14C 20T @ 5.10 GHz	290 (94%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i7-13700KF 16C 24T @ 5.30 GHz	4639 (100%)
	Intel Core i5-13600KF 14C 20T @ 5.10 GHz	3652 (79%)

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)

Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.


	Intel Core i7-13700KF 31,062 CB R23 MC @ 220 W	141 (100%)
	Intel Core i5-13600KF 24,125 CB R23 MC @ 174 W	139 (98%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Core i7-13700KF 16C 24T @ 5.30 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-13600KF 14C 20T @ 5.10 GHz	829 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Core i7-13700KF 16C 24T @ 3.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-13600KF 14C 20T @ 3.50 GHz	9848 (100%)

Devices using this processor
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Comparison of the two processors

The two processors in this comparison come from the 13th generation of Intel's Core i family and are based on the Raptor Lake S architecture. They came onto the market in parallel in the fourth quarter of 2022 and come from Intel's desktop segment. The processors are designed for the LGA 1700 socket and are manufactured with a structure width of 10 nanometers in a monolithic chip design.

The Intel Core i5-13600KF has a hybrid core architecture with 6 performance cores (codename Raptor Cove) and 8 efficiency cores (codename Gracemont). The performance cores here clock at up to 5.10 gigahertz and support hyperthreading, the maximum clock speed of the efficiency cores is 3.90 gigahertz and they do not support hyperthreading, which means that the processor has a total of 14 physical cores and 20 computing threads available. Intel Core i7-13700KF has a similar structure, but uses two more performance cores. In addition, the maximum clock speed of the i7 processor is also slightly higher, the performance cores clock at up to 5.40 gigahertz and the maximum clock speed of the efficiency cores is also higher at 4.20 gigahertz. Furthermore, both processors have a free multiplier, which means they can be overclocked with appropriate cooling.

The processors do not have an internal graphics unit, but both have 20 PCIe lines in version 5.0 available, which can be used to connect a dedicated graphics card. The maximum bandwidth of these PCIe lines is 78.8 GB/s.

Both processors are equipped with 2 memory channels. In total, they can be operated with up to 192 gigabytes of RAM, with both DDR4 and DDR5 RAM modules supported. In addition, even ECC memory, i.e. memory with automatic error correction, is supported.

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