Intel Core i7 13700KF vs i5 14600KF

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.4 GHz Intel Core i7 13700KF with 16-cores against the 3.5 GHz i5 14600KF with 14-cores. 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
43.5
(Average)
Value Index
88.3
(Very good)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 14600KF and 13700KF
Advantages of Intel Core i7 13700KF
  • Has 6 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • Has 2 more physical cores
Advantages of Intel Core i5 14600KF
  • Newer - released 1 year later

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 Scores (64th and 83rd 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)
18322
File compression 1440 MB/sec 1470 MB/sec
Clang compilation 163 Klines/sec 126.9 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 433.6 pages/sec 391.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 506.1 Mpixels/sec 468 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 287 pages/sec 280 pages/sec
Background blur 73.9 images/sec 68.1 images/sec
Photo processing 149.9 images/sec 155.3 images/sec
Ray tracing 37.3 Mpixels/sec 29.4 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] โ€“ 844 & 1161 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
45534
Integer math 153.9 GOps/sec 125.5 GOps/sec
Floating point math 114.6 GOps/sec 92.7 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 183M Primes/sec 155M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 62.5M Strings/sec 52M Strings/sec
Data encryption 33.1 GBytes/sec 27.5 GBytes/sec
Data compression 593 MBytes/sec 481.3 MBytes/sec
Physics 2617 Frames/sec 2337 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 36.5B Matrices/sec 28.5B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] โ€“ 4552 & 4411 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
393.47

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 12.2 PPW 11.1 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 146.6 PPW 133.7 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 364.3 PPW 306.2 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.15 PPW 2.5 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 13700KF
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-05-25 (Marko)Cinebench 2024115 / 1556
๐Ÿ“˜ 2024-07-11 (Guest #1)Cinebench 2024122 / 1525
Intel Core i5 14600KF
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-05-10 (Mischief)Cinebench 2024118 / 1311
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-12-08 (Sidnt)Cinebench 2024121 / 1285
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-08-27 (romania_121)Cinebench 2024120 / 1389
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-04-30 (sato)Cinebench 2024120 / 1384
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-04-24 (NinjaCroassant)Cinebench 2024115 / 1233

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 13700KF and i5 14600KF

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released September 27, 2022 October 16, 2023
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Raptor Lake Refresh
Model number i7-13700KF i5-14600KF
Integrated GPU No No
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 7 7700X - AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF - Intel Core Ultra 5 250KF Plus
Intel CPU rating (35th and 47th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 6
P-Threads 16 12
Base Frequency (P) 3.4 GHz 3.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.3 GHz 5.3 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 8 8
E-Threads 8 8
Base Frequency (E) 2.5 GHz 2.6 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4.2 GHz 4 GHz
Total
Total Cores 16 14
Total Threads 24 20
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 34x 35x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 2MB (per core)
L3 Cache 30MB (shared) 24MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 125 W 125 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 253 W 181 W
Socket LGA-1700 LGA-1700
Peak Temperature 100ยฐC 100ยฐC
Desktop CPU ranking (45th and 50th place)

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 13700KF official page Intel Core i5 14600KF official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

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