Intel Core i7 13700KF vs i7 12700KF
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
Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of electricity consumption
NanoReview Final Score
Generic CPU rating
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i7 13700KF
- Newer - released 11-months later
- Has 4 more physical cores
- Has 5 MB larger L3 cache size
- Around 12.8 GB/s (17%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- 8% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.3 GHz vs 4.9 GHz)
Benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
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Specifications
General
| 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 |
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 |
| Socket | LGA-1700 | LGA-1700 |
| TDP | 125 W | 125 W |
| Max. Boost TDP | 253 W | 190 W |
| Peak temperature | 100°C | 100°C |
Memory Support
| Memory types | DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200 | DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 |
| Memory Size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Max. 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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