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Intel Core i7-13700KF vs Intel Core i7-1255U. Specifications, performance, tests

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Intel Core i7-1255U
Intel Core i7-1255U

What's the best choice Intel Core i7-13700KF or Intel Core i7-1255U? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

Intel Core i7-13700KF has a base frequency of 3.40 GHz (5.40 GHz). 16 / 24 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 125 W. Released in Q4/2022.

Intel Core i7-1255U has a base frequency of 1.70 GHz. 10 / 12 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 15 W. Released in Q1/2022.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    22 left arrow place
  • More number of cores

    6 more cores

    16 left arrow 10

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-13700KF CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    7 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    22 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    11 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    17 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    6 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    11 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    17 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    28 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    13 place
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    15 W left arrow 125 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-1255U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    106 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i7-13700KF Intel Core i7-13700KF
Intel Core i7-1255U Intel Core i7-1255U
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 13000 left arrow Intel Core i 1200P/1200U
  • Family
    Intel Core i7 left arrow Intel Core i7
  • Generation
    13 left arrow 12
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i7-12700KF left arrow -
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Mobile
CPU Technical specs

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

  • A-Core
    8x Raptor Cove left arrow 2x Golden Cove
  • A-Core Frequency
    3.40 GHz (5.40 GHz) left arrow -
  • B-Core
    8x Gracemont left arrow 8x Gracemont
  • B-Core Frequency
    2.50 GHz (4.20 GHz) left arrow -
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow hybrid (big.LITTLE)
  • CPU Cores
    16 left arrow 10
  • CPU Threads
    24 left arrow 12
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Base Frequency
    - left arrow 1.7 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    - left arrow 4.7 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (10 Cores)
    - left arrow 2.7 GHz
IGPU

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

  • GPU name
    None left arrow Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake)
  • DirectX Version
    - left arrow 12.1
  • Execution units
    - left arrow 96
  • Generation
    - left arrow 13
  • GPU Frequency
    - left arrow 350 MHz
  • GPU Turbo
    - left arrow 1250 MHz
  • Max. displays
    - left arrow 4
  • Max. GPU Memory
    - left arrow 64 GB
  • Release date
    - left arrow Q1/2022
  • Shader
    - left arrow 768
  • Technology
    - left arrow 10 nm
Hardware codec support

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

  • AV1
    No left arrow Decode
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i7-1255U and Intel Core i7-13700KF. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 64 GB
  • Memory Bandwidth
    89.6 GB/s left arrow -
  • Memory channels
    2 (Dual Channel) left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200DDR5-5600 left arrow DDR4-3200DDR5-4800LPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5-5200
  • PCIe
    5.0 x 20 left arrow 4.0 x 28
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-13700KF and Intel Core i7-1255U 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 left arrow 100 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    125 W left arrow 15 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    253 W left arrow 55 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-13700KF and Intel Core i7-1255U, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Raptor Lake S left arrow Alder Lake U
  • Chip design
    Monolithic left arrow -
  • Documents
    Technical data sheet left arrow -
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L2-Cache
    24 MB left arrow 6.5 MB
  • L3-Cache
    30 MB left arrow 12 MB
  • Operating systems
    Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q4/2022 left arrow Q1/2022
  • Release price
    384 $ left arrow -
  • Socket
    LGA 1700 left arrow BGA 1744
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Shared tests with results for both models: 6

Blender Cycles

Each row uses one Blender version, operating system and compute backend.

Test and settingsIntel Core i7-13700KF Intel Core i7-1255UResult difference¹
Blender 5.2.0 / CPU / Windows 377.484596 samples/min Submissions: 18 72.500587 samples/min Submissions: 5 -80.8 %
Blender 4.5.0 / CPU / Windows 359.623683 samples/min Submissions: 83 73.828397 samples/min Submissions: 16 -79.5 %
Blender 4.4.0 / CPU / Windows 358.747216 samples/min Submissions: 32 72.326994 samples/min Submissions: 7 -79.8 %
Blender 4.3.0 / CPU / Windows 368.061163 samples/min Submissions: 32 72.096635 samples/min Submissions: 25 -80.4 %
Blender 4.2.0 / CPU / Windows 358.406062 samples/min Submissions: 62 78.804508 samples/min Submissions: 60 -78.0 %
Blender 4.0.0 / CPU / Windows 380.945816 samples/min Submissions: 114 76.175019 samples/min Submissions: 10 -80.0 %

¹ Difference of the second result relative to the first in that row. No percentage is calculated for different upscaling algorithms. This compares published results, not a universal performance index.

Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

Intel Core i7-13700KF

Intel Core i7-1255U

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

RandomX / XMRig 6.21.0 / 1M / 8 threads / linux

Model ResultReported conditions
Intel Core i7-1255U 2858.106447 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.21.0 / 1M / 8 threads / linux
System RAM: 16 GB
OS: Linux x86_64
Motherboard: LENOVO / 21E60050UK
Duration: 349.882 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

RandomX / XMRig 6.17.0 / 1M / 18 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
Intel Core i7-13700KF 13077.365695 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.17.0 / 1M / 18 threads / windows
System RAM: 32 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Motherboard: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. / PRO Z690-A DDR4(MS-7D25)
Duration: 76.468 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

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