i5-14500 vs i7-13700K

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-13700K
2022
16 cores / 24 threads, 125 Watt
29.19
+44.9%
Core i5-14500
2024
14 cores / 20 threads, 65 Watt
20.14

Core i7-13700K outperforms Core i5-14500 by a considerable 45% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-13700K and Core i5-14500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking150281
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation63.9967.62
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i7no data
Power efficiency22.1029.32
Architecture codenameRaptor Lake, Raptor Cove, Gracemont (2022)Raptor Lake-R (2023−2024)
Release date27 September 2022 (2 years ago)8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$409$232

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i5-14500 has 6% better value for money than i7-13700K.

Detailed specifications

Core i7-13700K and Core i5-14500 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads2420
Base clock speed3.4 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed5.4 GHz5 GHz
Bus rate4 × 16 GT/s154 MHz
Multiplier34no data
L1 cache768 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache8 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache6 MB24 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size257 mm2215 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-13700K and Core i5-14500 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFCLGA1700FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)125 W, 253 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-13700K and Core i5-14500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
SIPP++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+no data
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Core i7-13700K and Core i5-14500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-13700K and Core i5-14500 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-13700K and Core i5-14500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR5DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size192 GB192 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth89.604 GB/s76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 770Intel UHD Graphics 770
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency1.6 GHz1.55 GHz
Execution Units3232

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-13700K and Core i5-14500 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported44

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-13700K and Core i5-14500 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2160 @ 60Hz4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-13700K and Core i5-14500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212
OpenGL4.54.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-13700K and Core i5-14500.

PCIe version5.0 and 4.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes2016

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i7-13700K 29.19
+44.9%
i5-14500 20.14

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i7-13700K 46366
+44.9%
i5-14500 31994

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i7-13700K 2862
+12.8%
i5-14500 2538

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i7-13700K 17820
+34.3%
i5-14500 13272

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

i7-13700K 11278
+20.1%
i5-14500 9388

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

i7-13700K 85748
+62.7%
i5-14500 52699

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

i7-13700K 18153
+19.2%
i5-14500 15233

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

i7-13700K 2.31
+60.6%
i5-14500 3.71

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

i7-13700K 53
+84.3%
i5-14500 29

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

i7-13700K 4508
+85.1%
i5-14500 2435

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

i7-13700K 303
+11%
i5-14500 273

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

i7-13700K 3.66
+10.6%
i5-14500 3.31

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

i7-13700K 15.8
+27.4%
i5-14500 12.4

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

i7-13700K 12835
+62.2%
i5-14500 7912

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

i7-13700K 232
+68%
i5-14500 138

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

i7-13700K 406
+27.7%
i5-14500 318

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

i7-13700K 20191
+91.5%
i5-14500 10543

Blender(-)

i7-13700K 108
i5-14500 223
+106%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

i7-13700K 2110
+11.2%
i5-14500 1898

7-Zip Single

i7-13700K 7062
+13.9%
i5-14500 6198

7-Zip

i7-13700K 111390
+103%
i5-14500 54851

WebXPRT 3

i7-13700K 348
+25.2%
i5-14500 278

CrossMark Overall

i7-13700K 2325
+43.1%
i5-14500 1625

WebXPRT 4 Overall

i7-13700K 301
+14.9%
i5-14500 262

Blender v3.3 Classroom CPU(-)

i7-13700K 177
i5-14500 396
+124%

Geekbench 6.3 Multi-Core

i7-13700K 19249
+80.8%
i5-14500 10644

Geekbench 6.3 Single-Core

i7-13700K 2962
+14.7%
i5-14500 2583

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 29.19 20.14
Recency 27 September 2022 8 January 2024
Physical cores 16 14
Threads 24 20
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 65 Watt

i7-13700K has a 44.9% higher aggregate performance score, and 14.3% more physical cores and 20% more threads.

i5-14500, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 92.3% lower power consumption.

The Core i7-13700K is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-14500 in performance tests.


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