Real World Speed
Performance profile from 69,956 user samples
49,132 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 135% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 5.6 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 123% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Poor: 123% Great: 135%
SPEED RANK: 8th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 129%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 128%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 170%
UFO
20,824 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 111% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 92% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Poor: 92% Great: 111%
SPEED RANK: 59th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 104%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 100%
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Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
129 % Faster effective speed.
+24%
104 %
20 Oct22|Techpowerup
Intel Core i5-13600K Review - Best...
14 % Forza5 2%, AoE4 39%, Bord3 6%, FarC6 38%, WatchDL 9%, BFV 2%, CPunk 0%, EldenR 1%, RDR2 2%, Civ6 22%, CSGO 48% DoomE 0%
22 Nov22|Gamers Nexus
Intel i7-13700K CPU Review & Bench...
10 % FarC6 8%, FinFant14 31%, GTAV 3%, CSGO 23%, R6S 5%, TWarW3 1% SotTR 2%
20 Oct22|Tweakers
Intel 13th Gen Core Raptor Lake Re...
9 % FarC6 25%, F122 12%, TWarW3 11% RDR2 2%, MetroEx 1%
20 Oct22|Linustechtips
We were afraid to publish this vid...
13 % Forza5 9%, Hitm3 29%, FarC6 28%, SotTR 1%, CPunk 10%, CSGO 39%, TinTW 6%, TWarW3 21% Factorio 24%
06 Nov22|Tom's Hardware
Intel Core i7-13700K Review: Core ...
4 % Hitm3 20%, FarC6 10%, WatchDL 9%, CPunk 17%, TWarW3 14% RDR2 8%, MSFS21 20%, F121 9%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
85.1 Pts 95.5 Pts Lower memory latency.
+12%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
232 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+49%
156 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
460 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+48%
310 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
918 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+53%
601 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
1739 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+68%
1034 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
94.9 Pts 99.5 Pts +5%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
243 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+47%
165 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
478 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+45%
329 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
939 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+44%
652 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
1839 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+51%
1219 Pts
Market Share
Based on 67,717,999 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.83 % Hugely higher market share.
+84%
0.45 %
Value
Value For Money
109 % Slightly better value.
+8%
101 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
96 % Much more popular.
+52%
63 %
Price
Price (score)
$501 $304 Much cheaper.
+39%
Age
Newest
17 Months More recent.
+29%
24+ Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
4394 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+188%
1524 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
4164 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+200%
1387 Pts
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Intel’s 13th gen. Raptor Lake CPUs offer around 10% faster gaming and 45% faster multi-core performance than their predecessors. The new CPUs are compatible with DDR4 memory and Z690/B660 ($150) motherboards. New high-end gaming builders need look no further than the 13600K. The 13600K beats AMD’s flagship 7950X in gaming and almost matches the 7900X in multi-core performance. Extreme workstation users may find value in the 13700K or 13900K. Gamers on a tight budget can save $40 USD with a 13600KF which is a 13600K without integrated graphics. Although Ryzen 7000 has weaker multi-core, weaker single-core, higher platform costs and higher unit prices AMD have a 3D joker up their sleeve (7800X3D est. 2023). Via “Advanced Marketing” on youtube, forums, reddit, and twitter AMD will demonstrate that their upcoming CPU is the “best in the world” and offer “proof” by way of a small handful of obscure workloads. Games that few people play e.g. (Factorio, SotTR) will be cherry picked, video footage of the gameplay/settings won’t be provided and frame drops will be conveniently ignored. This playbook has easily outsold Intel in recent years but with every overhyped release, consumers lose trust in AMD. Based on social media/press coverage, you would never guess that the combined market share for all of AMD’s Radeon 5000 and 6000 GPUs amongst PC gamers is just 2.12% (Steam stats). Meanwhile Nvidia’s RTX 2060 alone accounts for a whopping 5.03%. Largely thanks to marketing incompetence, Intel is existentially motivated to deliver material annual performance improvements. Consumers can look forward to Meteor Lake (14th gen) in less than a years time. [Oct '22 CPUPro]

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The 5800X3D has the same core architecture as the 5800X but it runs at 11% lower base and 4% lower boost clocks. The lower clocks are in exchange for an extra 64MB of cache (96MB up from 32MB) and around 40% more money. For most real-world tasks performance is comparable to the 5800X. Cache sensitive scenarios such as low res. canned game benchmarks with a 3090-Ti ($2,000 USD) benefit at the cost of everything else. Be wary of sponsored reviews with cherry picked games that showcase the wins, conveniently ignore frame drops and gloss over the losses. Also watch out for AMD’s army of Neanderthal social media accounts on reddit, forums and youtube, they will be singing their own praises as usual. Instead of focusing on real-world performance, AMD’s marketers aim to dupe consumers with bankrolled headlines. The same tactics were used with the Radeon 5000 series GPUs. Zen 4 needs to bring substantial IPC improvements for all workloads, rather than overpriced "3D" marketing gimmicks. New PC builders have little reason to look further than the $260 12600K which, at a fraction of the price, offers better all round performance in gaming, desktop and workstation applications. Users with an existing AM4 build should wait just a few more months for better performance at lower prices with Raptor Lake or even Zen 4. The marketers selling expensive “3D” upgrades today will quickly move onto Zen 4 (3D) leaving unfortunate buyers stuck on an overpriced, 6 year old, dead-end, platform. [Mar '22 CPUPro]

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We calculate effective speed which measures real world performance for typical users. Effective speed is adjusted by current prices to yield a value for money rating. Our calculated values are checked against thousands of individual user ratings. The customizable table below combines these factors to bring you the definitive list of top CPUs. [CPUPro]

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