Core i5-13500 vs Ryzen 7 8700F: which is better

Intel Core i5-13500 (desktop, 2023) against AMD Ryzen 7 8700F (desktop, 2024): benchmarks, games, specs and current prices.

Key differences

Ryzen 7 8700F is 1% faster in multi-threaded work (PassMark 30,826 vs 30,661).
Different sockets (LGA1700 and AM5): they need different motherboards.

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	Core i5-13500	Ryzen 7 8700F
Overall score	42.5	42.8
PassMark CPU Mark	30,661	30,826
Single-thread rating	3,847	3,871
US price	no current price	from $178
Cores	14 (6P + 8E)	8
Threads	20	16
Base clock	2.5 GHz	4.1 GHz
Max boost	4.8 GHz	5.0 GHz
L3 cache	24 MB	16 MB
TDP	65 W	65 W
Max power	154 W	88 W
Memory	DDR4 / DDR5	DDR5
Memory speed	4800 MT/s	5200 MT/s
PCI Express	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 4.0
Socket	LGA1700	AM5
Process	10 nm (Intel 7)	4 nm (TSMC N4)
Architecture	Raptor Lake	Zen 4
Series	13th Gen Core	Ryzen 8000
Release year	2023	2024
Integrated graphics	UHD Graphics 770	none

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