Intel Core i7-13700K vs Intel Core i5-13600K. Specifications, performance, tests

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop
• Family
  Intel Core i7 Intel Core i5
• Generation
  13 13
• CPU group
  Intel Core i 13000 Intel Core i 13000
• Predecessor
  Intel Core i7-12700K Intel Core i5-12600K
• Successor
  No No

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

• Frequency
  3.40 GHz 3.40 GHz
• CPU Cores
  16 14
• CPU Threads
  24 20
• Hyperthreading
  Yes Yes
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes
• Core architecture
  hybrid hybrid
• A core
  3.40 GHz (5.50 GHz) 6x Raptor Cove / 3.40 GHz (5.30 GHz)
• B core
  2.80 GHz (4.00 GHz) 8x Gracemont / 2.80 GHz (4.00 GHz)

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

• GPU name
  Intel Iris Xe Graphics 32 Intel Iris Xe Graphics 32
• GPU frequency
  0.40 GHz 0.40 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  1.45 GHz 1.45 GHz
• Execution units
  32 32
• Shader
  256 256
• Max. GPU Memory
  16 GB 16 GB
• Max. displays
  4 4
• Generation
  12 12
• DirectX Version
  12 12
• Technology
  10 nm 10 nm
• Release date
  Q4/2022 Q4/2022

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode Decode
• AV1
  Decode Decode
• AVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i5-13600K and Intel Core i7-13700K. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• Memory type
  DDR5-5600 DDR5-5600
• Max. Memory
  128 GB 128 GB
• ECC
  Yes Yes
• Memory channels
  2 2
• PCIe
  5.0 x 20 5.0 x 20
• Bandwidth
  89.8 GB/s 89.8 GB/s

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-13700K and Intel Core i5-13600K to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

• TDP (PL1)
  125 W 125 W
• TDP up
  No No
• TDP (PL2)
  241 W 171 W
• TDP down
  No No
• Tjunction max.
  100 °C 100 °C

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-13700K and Intel Core i7-13700K, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
• L2-Cache
  22.00 MB 20.00 MB
• L3-Cache
  30.00 MB 24.00 MB
• Architecture
  Raptor Lake S Raptor Lake S
• Technology
  10 nm 10 nm
• Socket
  LGA 1700 LGA 1700
• Release date
  Q4/2022 Q4/2022