Intel Core i7-13700F vs Intel Core i3-13100

Core i7-13700F vs Core i3-13100 benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-13700F performs better than the Core i3-13100. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i3-13100 in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i7-13700F has significantly more cores than the Core i3-13100. Indeed, the Core i7-13700F has 16 cores compared to 4 cores found in the Core i3-13100. It also has more threads than the Core i3-13100. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i3-13100 has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-13700F. Despite this, the Core i7-13700F has a slightly higher turbo speed. In terms of cache, the Core i7-13700F has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i3-13100. The Core i7-13700F also has significantly more L3 cache.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i7-13700F has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.