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

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

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Core i7-13700KF is faster than the Core i5-13600KF. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-13600KF in all gaming tests too.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Core i7-13700KF has slightly more cores with 16 cores compared to the Core i5-13600KF that has 14 cores. 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 i7-13700KF. Despite this, the Core i7-13700KF 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 info from our database shows that the Core i7-13700KF has more L2 cache than the Core i5-13600KF. The Core i7-13700KF also has slightly more L3 cache.

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 i5-13600KF has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.