i7-13700KF vs Pentium Silver
Aggregate performance score
Core i7-13700KF outperforms Pentium Silver by a whopping 1439% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium Silver and Core i7-13700KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2036 | 161 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 68.88 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | no data | Intel Core i7 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 10.89 |
| Architecture codename | no data | Raptor Lake, Raptor Cove, Gracemont (2022) |
| Release date | 1 July 2020 (4 years ago) | 27 September 2022 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $384 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Pentium Silver and Core i7-13700KF 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 | no data | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Performance-cores | no data | 8 |
| Efficient-cores | no data | 8 |
| Threads | no data | 24 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 5.4 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 16 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 34 |
| L1 cache | no data | 80K (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 30 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | no data | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | no data | 257 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium Silver and Core i7-13700KF 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | no data | FCLGA1700 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 125 W, 253 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Silver and Core i7-13700KF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Pentium Silver and Core i7-13700KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Silver and Core i7-13700KF are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Silver and Core i7-13700KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 192 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 89.604 GB/s |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Silver and Core i7-13700KF.
| PCIe version | no data | 5.0 and 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 20 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.88 | 28.93 |
| Recency | 1 July 2020 | 27 September 2022 |
i7-13700KF has a 1438.8% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 2 years.
The Core i7-13700KF is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Silver in performance tests.
Be aware that Pentium Silver is a notebook processor while Core i7-13700KF is a desktop one.
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