13th Gen Core i7-13700K vs Core i5-7500

Short answer: which is best?

13th Gen Core i7-13700K is 202.1 % stronger than Core i5-7500. 13th Gen Core i7-13700K ranks #10 of 65 measured processors at WhatFPS (12,653 CPU score over 1 verified runs). Core i5-7500 ranks #60 of 65 measured processors at WhatFPS (4,189 CPU score over 1 verified runs). The numbers are measured in 2 verified WhatFPS runs — not estimated, not self-reported.

Measured comparison

Metric13th Gen Core i7-13700KCore i5-7500
CPU score (the processor's own performance)12,6534,189
Best rig (GAMING — whole PC)10,1565,789
Integer (MT)10.5 Gop/s2 Gop/s
Single-thread (1T)0.84 Gop/s0.42 Gop/s
Draw calls/s (DX11)14,123,6446,409,034
Cores / threads16 / 244 / 4
L3 cache30 MB6 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 i5-7500