Intel Core i5-14600K vs Intel Core i7-13700F

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-14600K and Intel Core i7-13700F 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 i5-14600K

Intel Core i7-13700F

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-14600K

CPU is newer: launch date 9 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 2% higher clock speed: 5.3 GHz vs 5.20 GHz
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4284 vs 4133

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	17 Oct 2023 vs 4 Jan 2023
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency	5.3 GHz vs 5.20 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	4284 vs 4133

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-13700F

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 14
4 more threads: 24 vs 20
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 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt
Around 9% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 11582 vs 10597

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 14
Number of threads	24 vs 20
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)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	38966 vs 38923
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	11582 vs 10597

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-14600K
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-13700F

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4284

4133

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

38923

38966

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

10597

11582

Name	Intel Core i5-14600K	Intel Core i7-13700F
PassMark - Single thread mark	4284	4133
PassMark - CPU mark	38923	38966
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	10597	11582

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-14600K	Intel Core i7-13700F
Essentials
Launch date	17 Oct 2023	4 Jan 2023
Launch price (MSRP)	$319	$369
Place in performance rating	151	142
Architecture codename		Raptor Lake
Processor Number		i7-13700F
Series		13th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors
Vertical segment		Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 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 case temperature (TCase)	72°C
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	5.3 GHz	5.20 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)	125 Watt	65 Watt
Package Size		45.0 mm x 37.5 mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2020C
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)