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

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-13700KF and Intel Core i5-13600 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Core i7-13700KF

Intel Core i5-13600

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-13700KF

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 14
4 more threads: 24 vs 20
Around 8% higher clock speed: 5.40 GHz vs 5.00 GHz
Around 14% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 83% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 25% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4355 vs 4056
Around 43% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 46355 vs 32389

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 14
Number of threads	24 vs 20
Maximum frequency	5.40 GHz vs 5.00 GHz
L1 cache	1280 KB vs 1120 KB
L2 cache	32 MB vs 17.5 MB
L3 cache	30 MB vs 24 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	4355 vs 4056
PassMark - CPU mark	46355 vs 32389

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-13600

CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt

Launch date	4 Jan 2023 vs 27 Sep 2022
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-13700KF
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-13600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4355

4056

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

46355

32389

Name	Intel Core i7-13700KF	Intel Core i5-13600
PassMark - Single thread mark	4355	4056
PassMark - CPU mark	46355	32389
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	12620

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i7-13700KF	Intel Core i5-13600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Raptor Lake	Raptor Lake
Launch date	27 Sep 2022	4 Jan 2023
Launch price (MSRP)	$394	$255
Place in performance rating	125	108
Processor Number	i7-13700KF	i5-13600
Series	13th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors	13th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	1280 KB	1120 KB
L2 cache	32 MB	17.5 MB
L3 cache	30 MB	24 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	5.40 GHz	5.00 GHz
Number of cores	16	14
Number of threads	24	20
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	89.6 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 5600 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FCLGA1700	FCLGA1700
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	65 Watt
Package Size		45.0 mm x 37.5 mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2020C
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	20
PCI Express revision	5.0 and 4.0	5.0 and 4.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4
Scalability	1S Only	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Secure Boot
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Device ID		0x4680
Execution Units		32
Graphics base frequency		300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.55 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel UHD Graphics 770
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		4
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5