Intel Core i7 11700 vs i7 10700
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We compared two 8-core desktop CPUs: the 2.5 GHz Intel Core i7 11700 against the 2.9 GHz i7 10700. 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
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
The "iGPU" and "Power Efficiency" have a minor impact on the NanoReview Score for desktop CPU.
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i7 11700
- More powerful Intel UHD Graphics 750 integrated graphics: 0.7 vs 0.5 TFLOPS
- Newer PCI Express version – 4.0
- Newer - released 11 months later
- 24% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2143 vs 1731 points
- Around 4.2 GB/s (9%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.9 GHz vs 4.8 GHz)
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 589.1 MB/sec | 563.4 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 80 Klines/sec | 66.2 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 188.6 pages/sec | 163.3 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 284.1 Mpixels/sec | 259.4 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 206.9 pages/sec | 171.3 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 47.9 images/sec | 36.3 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 65.3 images/sec | 65.7 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 17.6 Mpixels/sec | 13 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 79.3 GOps/sec | 62.8 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 46.2 GOps/sec | 38.7 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 55M Primes/sec | 46M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 30.2M Strings/sec | 31.4M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 12.6 GBytes/sec | 5.3 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 262.6 MBytes/sec | 249.9 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 880 Frames/sec | 785 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 18.2B Matrices/sec | 16.1B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 11 PPW | 7.6 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 143.5 PPW | 121 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 316.8 PPW | 245.9 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 2.65 PPW | 2.19 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core i7 11700
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2025-12-27 (Blikz911) | Cinebench 2024 | 87 / 750 |
| 📘 2024-04-19 (Sotthy) | Cinebench 2024 | 91 / 714 |
Intel Core i7 10700
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-04 (koni) | Cinebench 2026 | 375 / 2607 |
| 📘 2026-05-15 (Texassky) | Cinebench 2024 | 77 / 709 |
| 📘 2024-11-23 (Adam) | Cinebench 2024 | 73 / 491 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 11700 and i7 10700General
| Vendor | Intel | Intel |
| Released | March 16, 2021 | May 1, 2020 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Rocket Lake | Comet Lake |
| Model number | i7-11700 | i7-10700 |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics 750 | UHD Graphics 630 |
| Rival Equivalent | - AMD Ryzen 7 5800 | - |
| Successor | - Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | - Intel Core Ultra 7 265 |
Intel CPU rating (#175th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 8 | 8 |
| P-Threads | 16 | 16 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 2.5 GHz | 2.9 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.9 GHz | 4.8 GHz |
| Total Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Total Threads | 16 | 16 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 25x | 29x |
| Bus Bandwidth | 8 GT/s | 8 GT/s |
| L1 Cache | 64K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 512K (per core) | 256K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 16MB (shared) | 16MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 65 W | 65 W |
| Socket | LGA-1200 | LGA-1200 |
| Peak Temperature | 100°C | 100°C |
Desktop CPU ranking (118th and 150th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 750 | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 350 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1300 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| Shading Units | 256 | 192 |
| TMUs | 64 | 24 |
| ROPs | 32 | 3 |
| Execution Units | 32 | 24 |
| TGP | 15 W | 15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
More info: UHD Graphics 630 compared to Graphics 750
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR4-3200 | - DDR4-2933 |
| Max. Memory Size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 50 GB/s | 45.8 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core i7 11700 official page | Intel Core i7 10700 official page |
| PCI Express Version | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 20 | 16 |
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