Intel Core i7 11700KF vs i7 10700KF
We compared two 8-core desktop CPUs: the 3.6 GHz Intel Core i7 11700KF against the 3.8 GHz i7 10700KF. 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 11700KF
- Newer - released 10-months later
- Newer PCI Express version – 4.0
- 27% faster in a single-core Geekbench v5 test - 1711 vs 1346 points
- Around 4.2 GB/s (9%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
Advantages of Intel Core i7 10700KF
- 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.1 GHz vs 5 GHz)
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 | March 16, 2021 | May 1, 2020 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| instruction set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Rocket Lake | Comet Lake |
| Model number | i7-11700KF | i7-10700KF |
| Integrated GPU | No | No |
CPU
| P-Cores | 8 | 8 |
| P-Threads | 16 | 16 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.6 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| Total Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Total Threads | 16 | 16 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 36x | 38x |
| 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 | Yes | Yes |
Package
| Fabrication process | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Socket | LGA-1200 | LGA-1200 |
| TDP | 125 W | 125 W |
| Peak temperature | 100°C | 100°C |
Memory Support
| Memory types | DDR4-3200 | DDR4-2933 |
| Memory Size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Max. Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 50 GB/s | 45.8 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official site | Intel Core i7 11700KF official page | Intel Core i7 10700KF official page |
| PCI Express Version | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 20 | 16 |
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