Intel Core i7-13700F vs Intel Core i7-13700KF

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-13700F 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 i7-13700F

Intel Core i7-13700KF

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-13700F

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

Launch date	4 Jan 2023 vs 27 Sep 2022
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 125 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-13700KF

Around 4% higher clock speed: 5.40 GHz vs 5.20 GHz
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4356 vs 4124
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 46335 vs 38618
Around 11% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 12514 vs 11255

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	5.40 GHz vs 5.20 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	4356 vs 4124
PassMark - CPU mark	46335 vs 38618
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	12514 vs 11255

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-13700F
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-13700KF

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4124

4356

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

38618

46335

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

11255

12514

Name	Intel Core i7-13700F	Intel Core i7-13700KF
PassMark - Single thread mark	4124	4356
PassMark - CPU mark	38618	46335
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	11255	12514

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i7-13700F	Intel Core i7-13700KF
Essentials
Architecture codename	Raptor Lake	Raptor Lake
Launch date	4 Jan 2023	27 Sep 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$369	$394
Place in performance rating	138	90
Processor Number	i7-13700F	i7-13700KF
Series	13th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors	13th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	1280 KB	1280 KB
L2 cache	32 MB	32 MB
L3 cache	30 MB	30 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	5.20 GHz	5.40 GHz
Number of cores	16	16
Number of threads	24	24
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	89.6 GB/s	89.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 5600 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	Up to DDR5 5600 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	45.0 mm x 37.5 mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1700	FCLGA1700
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	125 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2020C
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	20
PCI Express revision	5.0 and 4.0	5.0 and 4.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4
Scalability	1S Only	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 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)