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

Core i5-13600KF vs Core i7-13700K specs and performance

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-13700K performs better than the Core i5-13600KF. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-13600KF in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i7-13700K has slightly more cores than the Core i5-13600KF. Indeed, the Core i7-13700K has 16 cores compared to 14 cores found in the Core i5-13600KF. It also has more threads than the Core i5-13600KF. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i5-13600KF has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-13700K. Despite this, the Core i7-13700K has a slightly higher turbo speed. Both these chips have an identical TDP (Thermal Design Power). This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. The cache sizes of these CPUs are different. Indeed, the Core i7-13700K has significantly more L2 cache than the Core i5-13600KF. The Core i7-13700K also has slightly more L3 cache.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. Indeed, the Core i5-13600KF has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.