Intel Core i5-12600KF vs Intel Core i7-13700

Core i5-12600KF vs Core i7-13700 benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-13700 performs better than the Core i5-12600KF. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-12600KF in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i7-13700 has significantly more cores than the Core i5-12600KF. Indeed, the Core i7-13700 has 16 cores compared to 10 cores found in the Core i5-12600KF. It also has more threads than the Core i5-12600KF. Our comparison shows that the Core i5-12600KF has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-13700. Despite this, the Core i7-13700 has a slightly higher turbo speed.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i5-12600KF has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.