CPU Showdown

Core i7-13700TEvsEPYC 9755

The Core i7-13700TE is a low-power desktop chip for quiet home servers and office PCs, while the EPYC 9755 is a massive server processor built for heavy data centers and virtualization.

Intel Core i7-13700TE
16C / 24T · 35W
VS
AMD EPYC 9755
128C / 256T · 500W
Intel

Core i7-13700TE

Raptor Lake-S · 10 nm · 2023

13score
2.7/ 5
0 votes
Cores / Threads
16 / 24
TDP
35W
Boost Clock
4.8 GHz
L3 Cache
30 MB

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AMD

EPYC 9755

Turin · 4 nm · 2024

100score
2.8/ 5
0 votes
Cores / Threads
128 / 256
TDP
500W
Boost Clock
4.1 GHz
L3 Cache
512 MB

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Aggregate Performance

Overall Performance Score

A unified score from combined synthetic and real-world benchmarks. 100 represents the fastest desktop CPU available.

Core i7-13700TE
13
EPYC 9755Winner
100
EPYC 9755 leads by 669.2% in aggregate performance.
Where they rank overall
#1EPYC 9755100
#2Ryzen Threadripper 9980X86
#193Ryzen Threadripper 192013
#194Core i7-13700TE13
#195Core i9-10850K13
Technical Specifications

Side-by-Side Specs

Every detail compared. Highlighted cells indicate the leading value for that metric.

SpecsCore i7-13700TEEPYC 9755
Cores
Total Cores16128
Threads24256
Base Clock1.1 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost Clock4.8 GHz4.1 GHz
Cache
L2 Cache32 MB128 MB
L3 Cache30 MB512 MB
Platform
Socket1700SP5
MemoryDDR4DDR5
PCIePCIe 5.0PCIe 5.0
iGPUIntel UHD Graphics 770
Power
Base TDP35W500W
General
ArchitectureRaptor Lake-STurin
Process10 nm4 nm
Verdict

Which should you buy?

Winner overall

The EPYC 9755 dominates the Core i7-13700TE overall for heavy server workloads with vastly more cores and cache.

Best value

For budget buyers, the Core i7-13700TE is the smarter pick, using far less power and costing much less.

When the other wins

The Core i7-13700TE is the right choice for a low-power home server that doesn't need extreme multi-threaded performance.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Is the Core i7-13700TE better than the EPYC 9755?

Overall the EPYC 9755 is the stronger processor: it ranks higher in our aggregate performance score (100 vs 13 out of 100), so it leads the Core i7-13700TE in most workloads.

How much faster is the EPYC 9755 than the Core i7-13700TE?

Based on our aggregated benchmark scores the EPYC 9755 is roughly 669% faster than the Core i7-13700TE overall. The real-world gap varies by game, resolution and settings.

Which should you buy, the Core i7-13700TE or the EPYC 9755?

If you want the most performance, pick the EPYC 9755. If the Core i7-13700TE is meaningfully cheaper where you shop, it can be the better value for similar real-world results — check current prices and the full spec comparison above before deciding.