Intel Core i7 13700K vs i7 13700F

We compared two 16-core desktop CPUs: the 3.4 GHz Intel Core i7 13700K against the 2.1 GHz i7 13700F. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

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
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
37.3
(Mediocre)
Value Index
39.2
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 13700F and 13700K
Advantages of Intel Core i7 13700K
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • Includes an integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770
  • 9% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2941 vs 2690 points
  • 4% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.3 GHz vs 5.1 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks

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 and 88th place)

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)
20193
File compression 1770 MB/sec 1340 MB/sec
Clang compilation 167.5 Klines/sec 148.5 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 528.1 pages/sec 393.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 560.2 Mpixels/sec 430.5 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 288 pages/sec 274.4 pages/sec
Background blur 81 images/sec 67.3 images/sec
Photo processing 187.6 images/sec 138.4 images/sec
Ray tracing 37.6 Mpixels/sec 35.1 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 817 & 976 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
45614
Integer math 153.8 GOps/sec 139.9 GOps/sec
Floating point math 114.4 GOps/sec 98.7 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 188M Primes/sec 153M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 62.5M Strings/sec 49.3M Strings/sec
Data encryption 33.1 GBytes/sec 26.5 GBytes/sec
Data compression 591.4 MBytes/sec 462.9 MBytes/sec
Physics 2692 Frames/sec 2197 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 36.4B Matrices/sec 27.7B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 8277 & 2798 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
401.93

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 12.2 PPW 20.4 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 161.5 PPW 256.3 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 364.9 PPW 580.8 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.22 PPW 4.92 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)GeekBench2671 / 17244
πŸ“˜ 2025-05-27 (JMoor)Cinebench 2024120 / 1543
πŸ“˜ 2025-05-21 (Sighrus)Cinebench 2024126 / 1759
Intel Core i7 13700F
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-25 (AL)Cinebench 2024109 / 1379
πŸ“˜ 2024-09-21 (KSL)Cinebench 2024113 / 765
πŸ“˜ 2023-11-07 (ThickDMEAT)Cinebench 2024112 / 1325

Specifications

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

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released September 27, 2022 January 3, 2023
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Raptor Lake
Model number i7-13700K i7-13700F
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 770 No
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 7 7700X - AMD Ryzen 7 7700
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus - Intel Core Ultra 7 265F
Intel CPU rating (31st and 57th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 8
P-Threads 16 16
Base Frequency (P) 3.4 GHz 2.1 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.3 GHz 5.1 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 8 8
E-Threads 8 8
Base Frequency (E) 2.5 GHz 1.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4.2 GHz 4.1 GHz
Total
Total Cores 16 16
Total Threads 24 24
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 34x 21x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 2MB (per core)
L3 Cache 30MB (shared) 30MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes No

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 125 W 65 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 253 W 219 W
Socket LGA-1700 LGA-1700
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 100Β°C
Desktop CPU ranking (40th and 56th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 770 -
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz -
GPU Boost Clock 1600 MHz -
Shading Units 256 -
TMUs 16 -
ROPs 8 -
Execution Units 32 -
TGP 15 W -
iGPU FLOPS

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-5600
- DDR4-3200
- DDR5-5600
- DDR4-3200
Max. Memory Size 192 GB 192 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 89.6 GB/s 89.6 GB/s
ECC Support Yes Yes

Misc

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

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