i7-13700TE vs Xeon L3406
Aggregate performance score
Core i7-13700TE outperforms Xeon L3406 by a whopping 1883% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3007 | 681 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 2.25 | 38.26 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | no data | Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024) |
| Release date | 1 January 2010 (15 years ago) | 4 January 2023 (2 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon L3406 and Core i7-13700TE 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 24 |
| Base clock speed | 2.26 GHz | 1.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.53 GHz | 4.8 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 80K (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB Intel® Smart Cache | 30 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 10 nm |
| Die size | no data | 257 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 54 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon L3406 and Core i7-13700TE 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 | FCLGA1156 | 1700 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 30 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon L3406 and Core i7-13700TE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 1.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| PAE | 36 Bit | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon L3406 and Core i7-13700TE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon L3406 and Core i7-13700TE are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon L3406 and Core i7-13700TE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-1066 | DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory size | 16.38 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 17 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel UHD Graphics 770 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon L3406 and Core i7-13700TE.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 24 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.63 | 12.49 |
| Recency | 1 January 2010 | 4 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 16 |
| Threads | 4 | 24 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 30 Watt | 35 Watt |
Xeon L3406 has 16.7% lower power consumption.
i7-13700TE, on the other hand, has a 1882.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, 700% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 220% more advanced lithography process.
The Intel Core i7-13700TE is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon L3406 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon L3406 is a server/workstation processor while Core i7-13700TE is a desktop one.
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