Core i7-13700KF: specs and benchmarks
Aggregated performance score
It provides good benchmark performance at 29.99% of a leader's which is Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX.
Summary
Intel started Core i7-13700KF sales 27 September 2022 at a recommended price of $384. Based on a Raptor Lake, Raptor Cove, Gracemont architecture, this desktop processor is primarily aimed at home systems. It has 16 cores and 24 threads, and is based on Intel 7 manufacturing technology, with a max turbo frequency of 5400 MHz and an unlocked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is FCLGA1700 processor with a TDP of 125 W, 253 Watt and a maximum temperature of 72 °C. It supports DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200 memory.
General info
Core i7-13700KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in performance ranking | 127 | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Value for money | 36.43 | |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | |
| Series | Intel Core i7 | |
| Architecture codename | Raptor Lake, Raptor Cove, Gracemont | |
| Release date | 27 September 2022 (1 year ago) | |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $384 | of 305 (Core i7-870) |
| Current price | $872 (2.3x MSRP) | of 17802 (Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX) |
Value for money
Performance per price, higher is better.
Technical specs
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
| Physical cores | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) | |
| Threads | 24 | |
| Base clock speed | 3.4 GHz | of 4.7 (Ryzen 9 7900X) |
| Boost clock speed | 5.4 GHz | of 6.2 (Core i9-14900KS) |
| Bus support | 4 × 16 GT/s | |
| L1 cache | 80K (per core) | of 7475.2 (Apple M2 Pro 10-Core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (per core) | of 96 (Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX) |
| L3 cache | 30 MB (shared) | of 768 (EPYC 7773X) |
| Chip lithography | Intel 7 nm | of 3 (Apple M3 Max 16-Core) |
| Die size | 257 mm2 | |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | of 110 (Core Ultra 7 165H) |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | of 105 (Core i7-5950HQ) |
| 64 bit support | + | |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes |
Compatibility
Information on Core i7-13700KF compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 | of 8 (Xeon Platinum 8160M) |
| Socket | FCLGA1700 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 125 W, 253 Watt | of 400 (Xeon Platinum 9282) |
Technologies and extensions
Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Core i7-13700KF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | |
| AES-NI | + | |
| AVX | + | |
| vPro | + | |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | |
| Speed Shift | + | |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | |
| Idle States | + | |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | + | |
| Status | Launched |
Security technologies
Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| EDB | + | |
| Secure Key | + | |
| OS Guard | + |
Virtualization technologies
Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.
| VT-d | + | |
| VT-x | + | |
| EPT | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Core i7-13700KF's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200 | |
| Maximum memory size | 192 GB | of 786 (Xeon E5-2670 v3) |
| Max memory channels | 2 | of 12 (Xeon Platinum 9221) |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 89.6 GB/s | of 460.8 (EPYC 9654) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.
| PCIe version | 5.0 and 4.0 | |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | of 128 (EPYC 9654) |
Benchmark performance
Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Core i7-13700KF. Overall benchmark performance 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.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
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AMD equivalent
According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to Core i7-13700KF is Ryzen 9 5950X, which is slower by 2% and lower by 7 positions in our ranking.
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