i9-13900KF vs i7-2660M

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-2660M and Core i9-13900KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated92
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data62.15
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i7Intel Core i9
Power efficiencyno data13.75
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Raptor Lake, Raptor Cove, Gracemont (2022)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)27 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$564

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i7-2660M and Core i9-13900KF 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 cores2 (Dual-core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads432
Base clock speedno data3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.9 GHz5.7 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rate4 × 5 GT/s4 × 16 GT/s
Multiplier2930
L1 cache128 KB1.5 MB
L2 cache512 KB16 MB
L3 cache4 MB12 MB
Chip lithography32 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data257 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors624 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-2660M and Core i9-13900KF 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketSocket G2FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt125 W, 253 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-2660M and Core i9-13900KF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i7-2660M and Core i9-13900KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-2660M and Core i9-13900KF are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-2660M and Core i9-13900KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1333DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size16 GB192 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21.335 GB/s89.604 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 3000no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-2660M and Core i9-13900KF.

PCIe versionno data5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 24
Threads 4 32
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 125 Watt

i7-2660M has 257.1% lower power consumption.

i9-13900KF, on the other hand, has 1100% more physical cores and 700% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core i7-2660M and Core i9-13900KF. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core i7-2660M is a notebook processor while Core i9-13900KF is a desktop one.


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