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Intel Core i7 11700K vs i7 11700

51 out of 100
Intel Core i7 11700K
VS
48 out of 100
Intel Core i7 11700
Intel Core i7 11700K
Intel Core i7 11700

We compared two 8-core desktop CPUs: the 3.6 GHz Intel Core i7 11700K against the 2.5 GHz i7 11700. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments (5)

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
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
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
27.4
(Mediocre)
Value Index
18.3
(Bad)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 11700 and 11700K
Advantages of Intel Core i7 11700K
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • 11% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2372 vs 2143 points
  • 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5 GHz vs 4.9 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i7 11700K
vs
Core i7 11700

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Core i7 11700K +11%
2372
Core i7 11700
2143
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core i7 11700K +14%
10622
Core i7 11700
9325
File compression 829.7 MB/sec 589.1 MB/sec
Clang compilation 85.6 Klines/sec 80 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 211.8 pages/sec 188.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 338.9 Mpixels/sec 284.1 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 227.4 pages/sec 206.9 pages/sec
Background blur 52.3 images/sec 47.9 images/sec
Photo processing 85.1 images/sec 65.3 images/sec
Ray tracing 18.8 Mpixels/sec 17.6 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] โ€“ 1062 & 1026 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i7 11700K +18%
24313
Core i7 11700
20589
Integer math 86.2 GOps/sec 79.3 GOps/sec
Floating point math 51.1 GOps/sec 46.2 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 66M Primes/sec 55M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 36.8M Strings/sec 30.2M Strings/sec
Data encryption 15.5 GBytes/sec 12.6 GBytes/sec
Data compression 321.8 MBytes/sec 262.6 MBytes/sec
Physics 1030 Frames/sec 880 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 22.9B Matrices/sec 18.2B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] โ€“ 6143 & 3419 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i7 11700K +21%
209.12
Core i7 11700
172.16

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 6 PPW 11 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 85 PPW 143.5 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 194.5 PPW 316.8 PPW
Blender / Watt 1.67 PPW 2.65 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Core i7 11700K
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-05-12 (TheGoodOldChipsGERMANY)Cinebench 202499 / 867
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-01-14 (Aaron esxboi)Cinebench 202492 / 745
๐Ÿ“˜ 2024-11-03 (Sierra)Cinebench 202467 / 557
๐Ÿ“˜ 2024-05-26 (Guest #3)Cinebench 202495 / 767
๐Ÿ“˜ 2024-04-03 (Bryan Santiago)Cinebench 202490 / 775
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Intel Core i7 11700
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-12-27 (Blikz911)Cinebench 202487 / 750
๐Ÿ“˜ 2024-04-19 (Sotthy)Cinebench 202491 / 714
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 11700K and i7 11700

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released March 16, 2021 March 16, 2021
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Rocket Lake Rocket Lake
Model number i7-11700K i7-11700
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 750 UHD Graphics 750
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 7 5700X - AMD Ryzen 7 5800
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus - Intel Core Ultra 7 265
Intel CPU rating (146th and 175th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 8
P-Threads 16 16
Base Frequency (P) 3.6 GHz 2.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5 GHz 4.9 GHz
Total
Total Cores 8 8
Total Threads 16 16
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 36x 25x
Bus Bandwidth 8 GT/s 8 GT/s
L1 Cache 64K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 512K (per core) 512K (per core)
L3 Cache 16MB (shared) 16MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes No

Package

Fabrication Process 14 nm 14 nm
TDP (PL1) 125 W 65 W
Socket LGA-1200 LGA-1200
Peak Temperature 100ยฐC 100ยฐC
Desktop CPU ranking (105th and 118th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 750 Intel UHD Graphics 750
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1300 MHz 1300 MHz
Shading Units 256 256
TMUs 64 64
ROPs 32 32
Execution Units 32 32
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i7 11700K
0.7 TFLOPS
Core i7 11700
0.7 TFLOPS
See: Intel UHD Graphics 750 benchmarks

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR4-3200 - DDR4-3200
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 50 GB/s 50 GB/s
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i7 11700K official page Intel Core i7 11700 official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Intel Core i7 11700 or i7 11700K?
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Ltc8k6 July 4, 2021 at 02:59 AM
On Passmark page, 11700 single thread is 2941 vs your score of 2312.
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Alex July 4, 2021 at 12:09 PM
Thank you, benchmarks updated
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Ltc8k6 July 4, 2021 at 02:54 AM
Single core Passmark difference of 48% seems out of whack for 100mhz speed difference.
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Glodigit May 2, 2021 at 02:43 PM
There's almost no overclocking potential in this gen's K variants, so save money and get the 11700.
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jonijondol March 22, 2022 at 03:33 PM
save electricity bill too
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