Intel Core i5-14600 vs Intel Core i7-13700KF

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-14600 and Intel Core i7-13700KF processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Core i5-14600

Intel Core i7-13700KF

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-14600

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt

Launch date	8 Jan 2024 vs 27 Sep 2022
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 125 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-13700KF

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 14
4 more threads: 24 vs 20
Around 4% higher clock speed: 5.40 GHz vs 5.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm
Around 14% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 14% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 25% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4360 vs 4107
Around 39% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 46507 vs 33511

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 14
Number of threads	24 vs 20
Maximum frequency	5.40 GHz vs 5.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 10 nm
L1 cache	1280 KB vs 80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	32 MB vs 2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	30 MB vs 24 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	4360 vs 4107
PassMark - CPU mark	46507 vs 33511

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-14600
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-13700KF

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4107

4360

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

33511

46507

Name	Intel Core i5-14600	Intel Core i7-13700KF
PassMark - Single thread mark	4107	4360
PassMark - CPU mark	33511	46507
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		12554

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-14600	Intel Core i7-13700KF
Essentials
Launch date	8 Jan 2024	27 Sep 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$255	$394
Place in performance rating	122	91
Architecture codename		Raptor Lake
Processor Number		i7-13700KF
Series		13th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors
Vertical segment		Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	2.7 GHz
Die size	257 mm²
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	1280 KB
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	32 MB
L3 cache	24 MB (shared)	30 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	5.2 GHz	5.40 GHz
Number of cores	14	16
Number of threads	20	24
Unlocked
64 bit support
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR5	Up to DDR5 5600 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		89.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	1700	FCLGA1700
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	125 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 16 Lanes, (CPU only)	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4
Max number of PCIe lanes		20
PCI Express revision		5.0 and 4.0
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)