13th Gen Core i7-13700K vs Core i5-14600KF

Short answer: which is best?

13th Gen Core i7-13700K is 35.6 % stronger than Core i5-14600KF. 13th Gen Core i7-13700K ranks #10 of 65 measured processors at WhatFPS (12,653 CPU score over 1 verified runs). Core i5-14600KF ranks #23 of 65 measured processors at WhatFPS (9,334 CPU score over 4 verified runs). The numbers are measured in 5 verified WhatFPS runs — not estimated, not self-reported.

Measured comparison

Metric13th Gen Core i7-13700KCore i5-14600KF
CPU score (the processor's own performance)12,6539,334
Best rig (GAMING — whole PC)10,15617,066
Integer (MT)10.5 Gop/s7 Gop/s
Single-thread (1T)0.84 Gop/s0.65 Gop/s
Draw calls/s (DX11)14,123,64412,267,711
Cores / threads16 / 2414 / 14
L3 cache30 MB24 MB

What the numbers mean

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 Core i5-14600KF