Intel Core i7-14700 vs Intel Core i7-13700KF

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-14700 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 i7-14700

Intel Core i7-13700KF

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-14700

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 20 vs 16
4 more threads: 28 vs 24
Around 25% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 25% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 10% 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

Launch date	8 Jan 2024 vs 27 Sep 2022
Number of cores	20 vs 16
Number of threads	28 vs 24
L1 cache	80 KB (per core) vs 1280 KB
L2 cache	2 MB (per core) vs 32 MB
L3 cache	33 MB (shared) vs 30 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 125 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-13700KF

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4365 vs 4243
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 46592 vs 43112

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 10 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	4365 vs 4243
PassMark - CPU mark	46592 vs 43112

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-14700
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-13700KF

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4243

4365

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

43112

46592

Name	Intel Core i7-14700	Intel Core i7-13700KF
PassMark - Single thread mark	4243	4365
PassMark - CPU mark	43112	46592
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		12554

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i7-14700	Intel Core i7-13700KF
Essentials
Launch date	8 Jan 2024	27 Sep 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$384	$394
Place in performance rating	84	91
Architecture codename		Raptor Lake
Processor Number		i7-13700KF
Series		13th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors
Vertical segment		Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	2.1 GHz
Die size	257 mm²
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	1280 KB
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	32 MB
L3 cache	33 MB (shared)	30 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	5.4 GHz	5.40 GHz
Number of cores	20	16
Number of threads	28	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)