Intel Core i7 13700KF vs i7 12700KF
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We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.4 GHz Intel Core i7 13700KF with 16-cores against the 3.6 GHz i7 12700KF with 12-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
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)
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i7 13700KF
- Supports up to 192 GB DDR5-5600 RAM
- Has 4 more physical cores
- Newer - released 11 months later
- Has 5 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
- Around 12.8 GB/s (17%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- 8% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.3 GHz vs 4.9 GHz)
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (64th and 95th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1440 MB/sec | 1070 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 163 Klines/sec | 127.7 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 433.6 pages/sec | 352.3 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 506.1 Mpixels/sec | 458.3 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 287 pages/sec | 275.7 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 73.9 images/sec | 70.5 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 149.9 images/sec | 126.2 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 37.3 Mpixels/sec | 30 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 153.9 GOps/sec | 113.7 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 114.6 GOps/sec | 87.3 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 183M Primes/sec | 110M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 62.5M Strings/sec | 45.1M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 33.1 GBytes/sec | 23.1 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 593 MBytes/sec | 439.7 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 2617 Frames/sec | 1757 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 36.5B Matrices/sec | 28.5B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 12.2 PPW | 10.3 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 146.6 PPW | 123 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 364.3 PPW | 271.4 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 3.15 PPW | 2.47 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core i7 13700KF
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ 2025-05-25 (Marko) | Cinebench 2024 | 115 / 1556 |
| ๐ 2024-07-11 (Guest #1) | Cinebench 2024 | 122 / 1525 |
Intel Core i7 12700KF
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ 2026-08-31 (Felix) | Cinebench 2026 | 611 / 5155 |
| ๐ 2025-12-03 (CJ's PC) | Cinebench 2024 | 108 / 1212 |
| ๐ 2025-11-14 (S0l1st) | Cinebench 2024 | 112 / 1290 |
| ๐ 2025-06-15 (Tukumo) | Cinebench 2024 | 117 / 1302 |
| ๐ 2025-04-23 (fhd) | Cinebench 2024 | 110 / 1191 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 13700KF and i7 12700KFGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Intel |
| Released | September 27, 2022 | October 27, 2021 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Raptor Lake | Alder Lake |
| Model number | i7-13700KF | i7-12700KF |
| Integrated GPU | No | No |
| Rival Equivalent | - AMD Ryzen 7 7700X | - AMD Ryzen 7 5800X |
| Successor | - Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF | - Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF |
Intel CPU rating (35th and 61st place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 8 | 8 |
| P-Threads | 16 | 16 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.4 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5.3 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| E-Cores | 8 | 4 |
| E-Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 2.5 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 4.2 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Total Cores | 16 | 12 |
| Total Threads | 24 | 20 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 34x | 36x |
| L1 Cache | 80K (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 2MB (per core) | 12MB (shared) |
| L3 Cache | 30MB (shared) | 25MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | Yes |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 125 W | 125 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 253 W | 190 W |
| Socket | LGA-1700 | LGA-1700 |
| Peak Temperature | 100ยฐC | 100ยฐC |
Desktop CPU ranking (45th and 62nd place)
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR5-5600 - DDR4-3200 |
- DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 |
| Max. Memory Size | 192 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 89.6 GB/s | 76.8 GB/s |
| ECC Support | Yes | Yes |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core i7 13700KF official page | Intel Core i7 12700KF official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 20 | 20 |
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