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

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

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

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

• Frequency
  3.40 GHz 3.00 GHz
• CPU Cores
  16 2
• Turbo (1 Core)
  No No
• CPU Threads
  24 2
• Turbo (2 Cores)
  No turbo No turbo
• Hyperthreading
  Yes No
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes
• Core architecture
  hybrid normal

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.

• Memory type
  DDR5-5600 DDR2-1066 / DDR3-1333
• Max. Memory
  128 GB 16 GB
• ECC
  Yes No
• Memory channels
  2 2
• PCIe
  5.0 x 20 No data

• AES-NI
  Yes No

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-13700K and Intel Core2 Duo E8400 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

• TDP (PL1)
  125 W 65 W
• TDP up
  No No
• TDP (PL2)
  241 W No
• TDP down
  No No
• Tjunction max.
  100 °C 80 °C

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

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d VT-x
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE 4.1
• L2-Cache
  22.00 MB 6.00 MB
• L3-Cache
  30.00 MB No
• Architecture
  Raptor Lake S Wolfdale
• Technology
  10 nm 45 nm
• Socket
  LGA 1700 LGA 775
• Release date
  Q4/2022 Q1/2008