13th Gen Core i7-13700K vs 12th Gen Core i7-12700
Short answer: which is best?
13th Gen Core i7-13700K is 20.6 % stronger than 12th Gen Core i7-12700. 13th Gen Core i7-13700K ranks #14 of 104 measured processors at WhatFPS (12,653 CPU score in its best run — best of 2 rigs, 3 verified runs). 12th Gen Core i7-12700 ranks #28 of 104 measured processors at WhatFPS (10,496 CPU score in its best run — 1 rig, 1 verified run). Each part is shown at its best run, picked from 4 verified WhatFPS runs — measured, not estimated, not self-reported.
Measured comparison
| Metric | 13th Gen Core i7-13700K | 12th Gen Core i7-12700 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU score, best run (the processor's own performance) | 12,653 | 10,496 |
| Best rig (GAMING — whole PC) | 11,078 | 7,676 |
| Integer (MT) | 10.5 Gop/s | 8.2 Gop/s |
| Single-thread (1T) | 0.84 Gop/s | 0.73 Gop/s |
| Draw calls/s (DX11) | 14,123,644 | 11,219,733 |
| Cores / threads | 16 / 24 | 12 / 20 |
| L3 cache | 30 MB | 25 MB |
What the numbers mean
The headline score is the part's best measured run, and the measurements under it come from that same run. It shows what the part has been proven to do — not what an average rig gets out of it. The CPU score is the processor's own performance — that is what we rank on. GAMING is the whole rig's score in the best PC we measured the processor in, and leans heavily on the graphics card. A strong processor in a weak PC gets a low GAMING score without being worse. We show both and never mix them.
All numbers come from our benchmark suite: four hand-built 3D scenes written directly against the graphics APIs in Rust, the same load on every PC. The methodology is open at https://whatfps.com/metodik
All measurements for 13th Gen Core i7-13700K · All measurements for 12th Gen Core i7-12700