Pentium E5500 vs i7-13700

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-13700 and Pentium E5500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	219	2746
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	47.05	0.04
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	33.85	0.95
Architecture codename	Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)	Wolfdale (2008−2010)
Release date	4 January 2023 (1 year ago)	18 April 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$384	$109

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i7-13700 has 117525% better value for money than Pentium E5500.

Detailed specifications

Core i7-13700 and Pentium E5500 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	24	2
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	5.2 GHz	2.8 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	2 MB (shared)
L3 cache	30 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	45 nm
Die size	257 mm2	82 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	74 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	228 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
VID voltage range	no data	0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-13700 and Pentium E5500 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Socket	FCLGA1700	LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-13700 and Pentium E5500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
SIPP	+	-
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Core i7-13700 and Pentium E5500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-13700 and Pentium E5500 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	-
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-13700 and Pentium E5500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size	192 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	89.6 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel UHD Graphics 770	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.6 GHz	no data
Execution Units	32	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-13700 and Pentium E5500 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

4

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Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-13700 and Pentium E5500 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-13700 and Pentium E5500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-13700 and Pentium E5500.

PCIe version	5.0 and 4.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	23.25	0.65
Recency	4 January 2023	18 April 2010
Physical cores	16	2
Threads	24	2

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