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Intel Core i3-13100F
Four Raptor Lake P-cores with no E-cores and no integrated graphics, launched at just over $100 for gaming builds that already carry a discrete GPU. Its per-core speed still beats six-core chips from a generation earlier, at the cost of multi-threaded headroom.
Pros
- 4 cores / 8 threads at up to 4.5 GHz for about $109 at launch, among the cheapest ways into fast Raptor Lake single-core performance
- 110 W maximum turbo power needs only a small cooler, and Intel ships the Laminar RM1 cooler in the box
- In review testing, its Cinebench R23 single-core score beats six-core chips from the previous generation
- Works on inexpensive H610 and B660 motherboards with DDR4 or DDR5 memory
Cons
- No integrated graphics, so a discrete GPU is mandatory for any display output
- Only 4 cores with no E-cores caps multi-threaded work well below six- and eight-core chips at similar prices
- LGA1700 is Intel's last socket before LGA1851, so there is no future CPU upgrade path
- Locked multiplier, with no overclocking headroom
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Intel Core i3-13100F
General
- Announced
- 2023
- Socket
- LGA1700
- Process
- 10 nm
- Base TDP
- 58 W
- Max turbo power
- 110 W
- Unlocked multiplier
- No
- Cooler included
- Yes
Cores & Clocks
- Cores
- 4
- Performance cores
- 4
- Efficiency cores
- 0
- Threads
- 8
- Base clock
- 3.4 GHz
- Boost clock
- 4.5 GHz
- L2 cache
- 5 MB
- L3 cache
- 12 MB
Memory
- Memory support
- DDR5-4800 / DDR4-3200
- Max memory
- 192 GB
- Memory channels
- 2
Platform
- PCIe version
- 5
- CPU PCIe lanes
- 20
Benchmarks
- Cinebench R23 (single)
- 1,653Top 47%
- Cinebench R23 (multi)
- 8,090Bottom 26%
- PassMark
- 14,653Bottom 27%
Quick answers
Is the Intel Core i3-13100F good in 2026?
The Intel Core i3-13100F earns an Inno Score of 41.6/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Four Raptor Lake P-cores with no E-cores and no integrated graphics, launched at just over $100 for gaming builds that already carry a discrete GPU. Its per-core speed still beats six-core chips from a generation earlier, at the cost of multi-threaded headroom.
What are the key specs of the Intel Core i3-13100F?
Cores: 4 · Threads: 8 · Boost clock: 4.5 GHz · Socket: LGA1700
What are the closest alternatives to the Intel Core i3-13100F?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are AMD Ryzen 5 3600, Intel Core i5-11600K, AMD Ryzen 5 5500 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
