Intel Core i7 10700F vs i5 10600KF
We compared two desktop CPUs: the 2.9 GHz Intel Core i7 10700F with 8-cores against the 4.1 GHz i5 10600KF with 6-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of electricity consumption
NanoReview Final Score
Generic CPU rating
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i7 10700F
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than the Core i5 10600KF – 65 vs 125 Watt
- Has 2 more physical cores
- Has 4 MB larger L3 cache size
- Around 4.2 GB/s (10%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
Advantages of Intel Core i5 10600KF
- Unlocked multiplier
Benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
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Specifications
General
| Vendor | Intel | Intel |
| Released | May 1, 2020 | May 1, 2020 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| instruction set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Comet Lake | Comet Lake |
| Model number | i7-10700F | i5-10600KF |
| Socket | LGA-1200 | LGA-1200 |
| Integrated GPU | No | No |
Performance
| Cores | 8 | 6 |
| Threads | 16 | 12 |
| Base Frequency | 2.9 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency | 4.8 GHz | 4.8 GHz |
| Bus frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 29x | 41x |
| Bus Bandwidth | 8 GT/s | 8 GT/s |
| L1 Cache | 64K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 256K (per core) | 256K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 16MB (shared) | 12MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | Yes |
Power
| Fabrication process | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| TDP | 65 W | 125 W |
| Max. temperature | 100°C | 100°C |
Memory support
| Memory types | DDR4-2933 | DDR4-2666 |
| Memory Size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Max. Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 45.8 GB/s | 41.6 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official site | Intel Core i7 10700F official page | Intel Core i5 10600KF official page |
| PCI Express Version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 16 | 16 |
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