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Intel Core i7 13700KF vs i7 13700F

73 out of 100
Intel Core i7 13700KF
VS
67 out of 100
Intel Core i7 13700F
Intel Core i7 13700KF
Intel Core i7 13700F

We compared two 16-core desktop CPUs: the 3.4 GHz Intel Core i7 13700KF 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.

  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
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
43.5
(Average)
Value Index
39.2
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 13700F and 13700KF
Advantages of Intel Core i7 13700KF
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • 4% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.3 GHz vs 5.1 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i7 13700KF
vs
Core i7 13700F

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (64th and 88th place)
Submit your benchmark results

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 13700KF +10%
18322
Core i7 13700F
16660
File compression 1440 MB/sec 1340 MB/sec
Clang compilation 163 Klines/sec 148.5 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 433.6 pages/sec 393.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 506.1 Mpixels/sec 430.5 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 287 pages/sec 274.4 pages/sec
Background blur 73.9 images/sec 67.3 images/sec
Photo processing 149.9 images/sec 138.4 images/sec
Ray tracing 37.3 Mpixels/sec 35.1 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 844 & 976 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i7 13700KF +21%
45534
Core i7 13700F
37752
Integer math 153.9 GOps/sec 139.9 GOps/sec
Floating point math 114.6 GOps/sec 98.7 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 183M 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 593 MBytes/sec 462.9 MBytes/sec
Physics 2617 Frames/sec 2197 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 36.5B Matrices/sec 27.7B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 4552 & 2798 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i7 13700KF +23%
393.47
Core i7 13700F
319.98

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 146.6 PPW 256.3 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 364.3 PPW 580.8 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.15 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 13700KF
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2025-05-25 (Marko)Cinebench 2024115 / 1556
📘 2024-07-11 (Guest #1)Cinebench 2024122 / 1525
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Intel Core i7 13700F
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2025-10-25 (AL)Cinebench 2024109 / 1379
📘 2024-09-21 (KSL)Cinebench 2024113 / 765
📘 2023-11-07 (ThickDMEAT)Cinebench 2024112 / 1325
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 13700KF 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 i7-13700KF i7-13700F
Integrated GPU No No
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 7 7700X - AMD Ryzen 7 7700
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF - Intel Core Ultra 7 265F
Intel CPU rating (35th 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 100°C 100°C
Desktop CPU ranking (45th and 56th 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 i7 13700F official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

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Comments

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