i7-13700KF vs Xeon Gold 6142

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6142 and Core i7-13700KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	418	148
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.35	64.97
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	Intel Core i7
Power efficiency	10.01	10.97
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2018)	Raptor Lake, Raptor Cove, Gracemont (2022)
Release date	25 April 2017 (7 years ago)	27 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,946	$384

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i7-13700KF has 1394% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6142.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6142 and Core i7-13700KF 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)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	32	24
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	5.4 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	4 × 16 GT/s
Multiplier	26	34
L1 cache	1 MB	80K (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	22 MB	30 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	no data	257 mm2
Maximum core temperature	85 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6142 and Core i7-13700KF 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	4 (Multiprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA3647	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	125 W, 253 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6142 and Core i7-13700KF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	+
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6142 and Core i7-13700KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6142 and Core i7-13700KF are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6142 and Core i7-13700KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	768 GB	192 GB
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	89.604 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6142 and Core i7-13700KF.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes	48	20

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	15.87	29.32
Recency	25 April 2017	27 September 2022
Threads	32	24
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	125 Watt

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