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Intel Core i7 13700K vs i7 11700K

75 out of 100
Intel Core i7 13700K
VS
51 out of 100
Intel Core i7 11700K
Intel Core i7 13700K
Intel Core i7 11700K

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.4 GHz Intel Core i7 13700K with 16-cores against the 3.6 GHz i7 11700K with 8-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
37.3
(Mediocre)
Value Index
27.4
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 11700K and 13700K
Advantages of Intel Core i7 13700K
  • Has 8 more physical cores
  • Has 14 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • Around 39.6 GB/s (79%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • Supports up to 192 GB DDR5-5600 RAM
  • Newer - released 1 year and 6 months later
  • More modern manufacturing process – 10 versus 14 nanometers
  • Newer PCI Express version – 5.0
  • 24% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2941 vs 2372 points
  • 6% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.3 GHz vs 5 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i7 13700K
vs
Core i7 11700K

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 659 -
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 6859 -
Cinebench Scores (#66th place)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core i7 13700K +90%
20193
Core i7 11700K
10622
File compression 1770 MB/sec 829.7 MB/sec
Clang compilation 167.5 Klines/sec 85.6 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 528.1 pages/sec 211.8 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 560.2 Mpixels/sec 338.9 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 288 pages/sec 227.4 pages/sec
Background blur 81 images/sec 52.3 images/sec
Photo processing 187.6 images/sec 85.1 images/sec
Ray tracing 37.6 Mpixels/sec 18.8 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 817 & 1062 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i7 13700K +88%
45614
Core i7 11700K
24313
Integer math 153.8 GOps/sec 86.2 GOps/sec
Floating point math 114.4 GOps/sec 51.1 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 188M Primes/sec 66M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 62.5M Strings/sec 36.8M Strings/sec
Data encryption 33.1 GBytes/sec 15.5 GBytes/sec
Data compression 591.4 MBytes/sec 321.8 MBytes/sec
Physics 2692 Frames/sec 1030 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 36.4B Matrices/sec 22.9B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 8277 & 6143 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i7 13700K +92%
401.93
Core i7 11700K
209.12

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 12.2 PPW 6 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 161.5 PPW 85 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 364.9 PPW 194.5 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.22 PPW 1.67 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Core i7 13700K
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-30 (Channel3)Cinebench 2026659 / 6859
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-14 (Xypher)Cinebench 2024121 / 1618
πŸ“˜ 2025-05-28 (Illyctro)Geekbench 6 CPU2671 / 17244
πŸ“˜ 2025-05-27 (JMoor)Cinebench 2024120 / 1543
πŸ“˜ 2025-05-21 (Sighrus)Cinebench 2024126 / 1759
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Intel Core i7 11700K
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-12 (TheGoodOldChipsGERMANY)Cinebench 202499 / 867
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-14 (Aaron esxboi)Cinebench 202492 / 745
πŸ“˜ 2024-11-03 (Sierra)Cinebench 202467 / 557
πŸ“˜ 2024-05-26 (Guest #3)Cinebench 202495 / 767
πŸ“˜ 2024-04-03 (Bryan Santiago)Cinebench 202490 / 775
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 13700K and i7 11700K

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released September 27, 2022 March 16, 2021
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Rocket Lake
Model number i7-13700K i7-11700K
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 770 UHD Graphics 750
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 7 7700X - AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus - Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
Intel CPU rating (31st and 146th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 8
P-Threads 16 16
Base Frequency (P) 3.4 GHz 3.6 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.3 GHz 5 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 8 -
E-Threads 8 -
Base Frequency (E) 2.5 GHz -
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4.2 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 16 8
Total Threads 24 16
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 34x 36x
Bus Bandwidth - 8 GT/s
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 512K (per core)
L3 Cache 30MB (shared) 16MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 14 nm
TDP (PL1) 125 W 125 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 253 W -
Socket LGA-1700 LGA-1200
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 100Β°C
Desktop CPU ranking (40th and 105th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 770 Intel UHD Graphics 750
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1600 MHz 1300 MHz
Shading Units 256 256
TMUs 16 64
ROPs 8 32
Execution Units 32 32
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i7 13700K +14%
0.8 TFLOPS
Core i7 11700K
0.7 TFLOPS
More info: UHD Graphics 750 compared to Graphics 770

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-5600
- DDR4-3200		 - DDR4-3200
Max. Memory Size 192 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 89.6 GB/s 50 GB/s
ECC Support Yes No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i7 13700K official page Intel Core i7 11700K official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

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Comments

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