Intel Core i7-13700K vs Intel Core2 Duo E8400. Specifications, performance, tests

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

• CPU group
  Intel Core i 13000 Intel Core 2 Duo E7000/E8000
• Family
  13th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors Intel Core2 Duo
• Generation
  13 2
• Predecessor
  Intel Core i7-12700K No
• Processor Number
  i7-13700K -
• Segment
  Desktop Desktop
• Successor
  No No

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

• A-Core
  3.40 GHz (5.50 GHz) -
• B-Core
  2.80 GHz (4.00 GHz) -
• Base Frequency
  3.4 GHz 3 GHz
• Core architecture
  hybrid normal
• CPU Cores
  16 2
• CPU Threads
  24 2
• E-core Base Clock
  2.5 GHz -
• E-core Max Turbo
  4.2 GHz -
• Efficient Cores
  8 -
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  Yes No
• Max. Boost Clock
  5.4 GHz -
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes
• P-core Base Clock
  3.4 GHz -
• P-core Max Turbo
  5.3 GHz -
• Performance Cores
  8 -
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  No No
• Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
  No turbo No turbo

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

• DirectX Version
  12 -
• Execution units
  32 -
• Generation
  12 -
• GPU Frequency
  400 MHz -
• GPU name
  Intel UHD Graphics 770 -
• GPU Turbo
  1600 MHz -
• Graphics Base Frequency
  300 MHz -
• Graphics Output
  eDP 1.4b, DP 1.4a, HDMI 2.1 -
• Max. displays
  4 -
• Max. GPU Memory
  16 GB -
• Release date
  Q4/2022 -
• Shader
  256 -
• Technology
  10 nm -

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

• AV1
  Decode -
• H.264 / AVC
  Decode / Encode -
• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode -
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode -
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode -
• VC-1
  Decode -
• VP8
  Decode -
• VP9
  Decode / Encode -

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core2 Duo E8400 and Intel Core i7-13700K. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• ECC
  Yes No
• Max. Memory
  192 GB 16 GB
• Memory Bandwidth
  89.8 GB/s -
• Memory channels
  2 2
• Memory type
  Up to DDR5 5600 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s DDR2-1066 / DDR3-1333
• PCIe
  5.0 x 20 -
• PCIe lanes
  20 -
• PCIe version
  5.0 and 4.0 -

• AES-NI
  Yes No

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-13700K and Intel Core2 Duo E8400 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

• Maximum Operating Temperature
  100 °C 80 °C
• Maximum Turbo Power
  253 W -
• Processor Base Power (PBP)
  125 W -
• TDP (PL1, legacy label)
  125 W 65 W
• TDP (PL2)
  241 W No
• TDP down
  No No
• TDP up
  No No

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-13700K and Intel Core2 Duo E8400, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Architecture
  Raptor Lake S Wolfdale
• Cache (manufacturer label)
  30 MB Intel Smart Cache -
• Codename
  Products formerly Raptor Lake -
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE 4.1
• L2-Cache
  Conflicting source values: 22 MB | 24 MB (Total cache capacity) 6 MB
• L3-Cache
  30 MB No
• Marketing Status (manufacturer label)
  Launched -
• Official source
  https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/230500/intel-core-i713700k-processor-30m-cache-up-to-5-40-ghz/specifications.html -
• Release date
  Q4/2022 Q1/2008
• Socket
  FCLGA1700 LGA 775
• Technology
  Conflicting source values: 10 nm | Intel 7 (Manufacturer process designation) 45 nm
• Use Conditions
  PC/Client/Tablet, Workstation -
• Verification scope
  Explicit manufacturer fields refreshed; other original historical fields retained, not all reverified. Partial composite conflicts are preserved. -
• Verified on
  2026-09-30 -
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d VT-x