Real World Speed
Performance profile from 25,560 user samples
24,563 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 86% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 65% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Poor: 65% Great: 86%
SPEED RANK: 240th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
997 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 101% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 90% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Poor: 90% Great: 101%
SPEED RANK: 104th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 96%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
79.9 % 96 % Faster effective speed.
+20%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
85.3 Pts +3% 83.2 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
120 Pts 179 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+49%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
229 Pts 335 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+46%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
402 Pts 589 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+47%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
596 Pts 828 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+39%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
94.7 Pts +4% 91.2 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
126 Pts 186 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+48%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
250 Pts 361 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+44%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
444 Pts 667 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+50%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
659 Pts 864 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+31%
Market Share
Based on 67,770,961 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.19 % Hugely higher market share.
+138%
0.08 %
Value
Value For Money
108 % 124 % Better value.
+15%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
90 % +2% 88 %
Price
Price (score)
$94 Cheaper.
+15%
$110
Age
Newest
47 Months 15 Months Much more recent.
+68%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
65 Watts 58 Watts More energy efficient.
+11%
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
4 cores 4 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
8 threads 8 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process
14 nm 10 nm Newer manufacturing.
+29%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
3.6 GHz Slightly faster base frequency.
+6%
3.4 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
4.3 GHz 4.5 GHz +5%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
664 Pts 866 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+30%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
611 Pts 832 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+36%
Series
CPU Architecture
Comet Lake Raptor Lake
Socket
Motherboard Socket
FCLGA1200 FCLGA1700
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
UHD 630 None
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The Raptor Lake Intel i3-13100F is practically identical to its predecessor, the 12100F. They both feature four hyper-threaded Golden Cove P-cores. The only differences are a 100 MHz base and a 200 MHz boost clock increase which result in a 2% effective speed improvement. With an MSRP of $110 USD, The i3-13100F is the obvious choice for entry level gaming builds. It offers performance that almost matches the previous generations, higher tier, i5-12400F. Since Intel don’t care for long term relationships with PC hardware influencers, for product launches, they often end up sponsoring influencers that are mostly funded by AMD. As a result, Intel rarely get positive marketing coverage beyond launch, and their products remain relatively under priced compared to AMD. When paired with a DDR4 motherboard the 13100F/13400F CPUs (at MSRP) offer unbeatable/good value to entry/mid level PC gamers. High end gamers should investigate the 13600K, which thanks to both higher clocks and higher IPC (Raptor Cove), is around 15% faster than the 13400F. [Jan '23 CPUPro]

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Processor Rankings (Price vs Performance) April 2024 CPU Rankings

We calculate effective speed which measures real world performance for typical users. Effective speed is adjusted by current prices to yield a value for money rating. Our calculated values are checked against thousands of individual user ratings. The customizable table below combines these factors to bring you the definitive list of top CPUs. [CPUPro]

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