i3-13100F vs i7-3970X Extreme Edition

Aggregate performance score

Core i7-3970X Extreme Edition
2012
6 cores / 12 threads, 150 Watt
5.92
Core i3-13100F
2023
4 cores / 8 threads, 58 Watt
9.38
+58.4%

Core i3-13100F outperforms Core i7-3970X Extreme Edition by an impressive 58% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-3970X Extreme Edition and Core i3-13100F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1115828
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data50.52
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i7EEno data
Power efficiency3.6715.02
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date12 November 2012 (12 years ago)4 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$109

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i7-3970X Extreme Edition and Core i3-13100F 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads128
Base clock speedno data3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz4.5 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
Multiplier35no data
L1 cacheno data80K (per core)
L2 cache1,536 KB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache15 MB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data257 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-3970X Extreme Edition and Core i3-13100F 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
Socketno dataFCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt58 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-3970X Extreme Edition and Core i3-13100F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i7-3970X Extreme Edition and Core i3-13100F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-3970X Extreme Edition and Core i3-13100F are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-3970X Extreme Edition and Core i3-13100F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size64 GB192 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.8 GB/s

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-3970X Extreme Edition and Core i3-13100F.

PCIe version2.005.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes4020

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.92 9.38
Recency 12 November 2012 4 January 2023
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 8
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 58 Watt

i7-3970X Extreme Edition has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

i3-13100F, on the other hand, has a 58.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, and 158.6% lower power consumption.

The Core i3-13100F is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-3970X Extreme Edition in performance tests.


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