Xeon E-2488 vs i7-13700F

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-13700F and Xeon E-2488 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	208	327
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	57.12	75.32
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Power efficiency	35.74	18.32
Architecture codename	Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)	Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date	4 January 2023 (1 year ago)	14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$359	$606

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2488 has 32% better value for money than i7-13700F.

Detailed specifications

Core i7-13700F and Xeon E-2488 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 cores	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	24	16
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	5.2 GHz	5.6 GHz
Bus rate	no data	16 GT/s
L1 cache	80K (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	30 MB (shared)	24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	257 mm2	257 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-13700F and Xeon E-2488 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	FCLGA1700	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-13700F and Xeon E-2488. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	+
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Core i7-13700F and Xeon E-2488 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 i7-13700F and Xeon E-2488 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-13700F and Xeon E-2488. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	192 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	89.6 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-13700F and Xeon E-2488.

PCIe version	5.0 and 4.0	5
PCI Express lanes	16	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	24.53	18.38
Recency	4 January 2023	14 December 2023
Physical cores	16	8
Threads	24	16
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt

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