13th Gen Core i7-13700K vs Core i7-6700K

Short answer: which is best?

13th Gen Core i7-13700K is 127.8 % stronger than Core i7-6700K. 13th Gen Core i7-13700K ranks #27 of 89 measured processors at WhatFPS (9,842 CPU score over 3 verified runs). Core i7-6700K ranks #80 of 89 measured processors at WhatFPS (4,320 CPU score over 1 verified runs). The numbers are measured in 4 verified WhatFPS runs — not estimated, not self-reported.

Measured comparison

Metric13th Gen Core i7-13700KCore i7-6700K
CPU score (the processor's own performance)9,8424,320
Best rig (GAMING — whole PC)11,0783,252
Integer (MT)7.4 Gop/s2.2 Gop/s
Single-thread (1T)0.64 Gop/s0.43 Gop/s
Draw calls/s (DX11)14,015,4196,567,501
Cores / threads16 / 244 / 4
L3 cache30 MB8 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 i7-6700K