13th Gen Core i7-13700KF vs 12th Gen Core i7-12650H

Short answer: which is best?

13th Gen Core i7-13700KF is 47.9 % stronger than 12th Gen Core i7-12650H. 13th Gen Core i7-13700KF ranks #9 of 104 measured processors at WhatFPS (13,110 CPU score over 1 verified runs). 12th Gen Core i7-12650H ranks #41 of 104 measured processors at WhatFPS (8,866 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 i7-13700KF12th Gen Core i7-12650H
CPU score (the processor's own performance)13,1108,866
Best rig (GAMING — whole PC)7,0947,053
Integer (MT)11.6 Gop/s6 Gop/s
Single-thread (1T)0.86 Gop/s0.74 Gop/s
Draw calls/s (DX11)12,385,16710,622,287
Cores / threads16 / 2410 / 16
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 i7-13700KF · All measurements for 12th Gen Core i7-12650H