Intel Core i7-10700K vs Intel Core i7-13700KF

Core i7-10700K vs Core i7-13700KF comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-13700KF performs better than the Core i7-10700K. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-10700K in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i7-13700KF has significantly more cores than the Core i7-10700K. Indeed, the Core i7-13700KF has 16 cores compared to 8 cores found in the Core i7-10700K. It also has more threads than the Core i7-10700K. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i7-10700K has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-13700KF. Despite this, the Core i7-13700KF has a slightly higher turbo speed. Both these chips have an identical TDP (Thermal Design Power). This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. The info from our database shows that the Core i7-13700KF has more L2 cache than the Core i7-10700K. The Core i7-13700KF also has significantly more L3 cache.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. Indeed, the Core i7-10700K has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.