Intel Core i3-13100F vs Intel Core i9-7960X

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Core i3-13100F compared with Core i9-7960X

	IntelCore i3-13100F	IntelCore i9-7960X
Overview
Released
Released	January 2023	September 2017
Cores and clocks
Cores
Cores	4 (4 performance, 0 efficiency)	16 (better)
Threads
Threads	8	32 (better)
Base clock
Base clock	3.4 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock
Boost clock	4.5 GHz (better)	4.4 GHz
L3 cache
L3 cache	12 MB	22 MB (better)
Cores
Cores	Four P-cores and no E-cores; Hyper-Threading supported.	Skylake-X; 16 cores with Hyper-Threading. The unlocked multiplier is confirmed by Intel’s exact-model family product brief.
Clocks
Clocks	CPU multiplier locked (Intel support). Current Intel specifications list 110 W maximum turbo power; the January 2023 maker launch table and Tom's Hardware list 89 W. ComputerBase also reports 110 W.	Turbo Boost Max 3.0 up to 4.40 GHz on the preferred core; ordinary Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 4.20 GHz. The main boost field uses Intel’s highest published frequency. Intel’s August family notice explicitly states that the new fourteen- to eighteen-core processors would be available on 25 September 2017; Puget’s contemporary exact-model tests confirm availability that day.
Cache
Cache	12 MB Intel Smart Cache (L3); 5 MB total L2.	22 MB Intel Smart Cache (L3).
Graphics and AI
Built-in graphics
Built-in graphics	No	No
Graphics
Graphics	No integrated graphics; a separate graphics card is required (Intel support).	No processor graphics, explicitly stated in Intel’s exact-model comparison-chart row; a separate graphics solution is required.
AI engine
AI engine	Intel Gaussian & Neural Accelerator 3.0; Intel Deep Learning Boost on CPU supported.	–
Platform
Socket
Socket	LGA1700	LGA2066
Base power
Base power	58 W	165 W
Maximum power
Maximum power	110 W	–
Unlocked
Unlocked	No	Yes
Cooler in the box
Cooler in the box	Yes	No
Memory support
Memory support	Current Intel specifications support up to 192 GB; two channels; DDR5-4800 or DDR4-3200; 76.8 GB/s maximum bandwidth. The January 2023 launch table lists 128 GB.	Up to 128 GB; four channels of DDR4-2666; 85 GB/s maximum published bandwidth; no ECC.
PCIe
PCIe	PCIe 5.0 and 4.0; 20 CPU lanes, configured as 1×16+4 or 2×8+4; DMI 4.0 ×8.	44 CPU lanes; PCIe 3.0.
Chipsets
Chipsets	–	Intel X299; LGA2066.
Process
Process	Intel 7; marketed as Raptor Lake. ComputerBase identifies the H0 Alder Lake die used by the Core i3-12100F. 45 × 37.5 mm package; 100°C maximum junction temperature.	14 nm (Ars Technica exact-model review); Skylake-X. Current Intel specifications omit lithography.
Cooler
Cooler	Boxed retail processor includes Intel Laminar RM1 (Intel support).	Intel explicitly excludes a fan and heatsink from the boxed product; a separate compatible cooler is required. Published junction limit: 98°C.