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Intel Core i7 14700K vs i7 10700K

80 out of 100
Intel Core i7 14700K
VS
43 out of 100
Intel Core i7 10700K
Intel Core i7 14700K
Intel Core i7 10700K

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.4 GHz Intel Core i7 14700K with 20-cores against the 3.8 GHz i7 10700K with 8-cores. 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

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
68.7
(Good)
Value Index
16.3
(Bad)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 10700K and 14700K
Advantages of Intel Core i7 14700K
  • Has 12 more physical cores
  • Newer - released 3 years and 6 months later
  • Has 17 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • Around 43.8 GB/s (96%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • 76% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 3012 vs 1711 points
  • Newer PCI Express version – 5.0
  • More powerful Intel UHD Graphics 770 integrated graphics: 0.8 vs 0.5 TFLOPS
  • Supports up to 192 GB DDR5-5600 RAM
  • More modern manufacturing process – 10 versus 14 nanometers
  • 10% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.6 GHz vs 5.1 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i7 14700K
vs
Core i7 10700K

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 668 -
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 7576 -
Cinebench Scores (#36th place)
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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)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core i7 14700K +139%
20262
Core i7 10700K
8482
File compression 1620 MB/sec 647.3 MB/sec
Clang compilation 189.2 Klines/sec 76.4 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 483.7 pages/sec 169.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 547.2 Mpixels/sec 296.9 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 301.5 pages/sec 173 pages/sec
Background blur 76.9 images/sec 38.9 images/sec
Photo processing 169.1 images/sec 63.4 images/sec
Ray tracing 43.2 Mpixels/sec 16.5 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 1105 & 737 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i7 14700K +180%
51950
Core i7 10700K
18522
Integer math 181.7 GOps/sec 66.6 GOps/sec
Floating point math 133.3 GOps/sec 41.3 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 210M Primes/sec 54M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 74.5M Strings/sec 36.6M Strings/sec
Data encryption 39.8 GBytes/sec 6.4 GBytes/sec
Data compression 688.3 MBytes/sec 294.7 MBytes/sec
Physics 2925 Frames/sec 930 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 40.2B Matrices/sec 19.4B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 8587 & 7682 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i7 14700K +152%
450.16
Core i7 10700K
178.9

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 14.9 PPW 5.7 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 162.1 PPW 67.9 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 415.6 PPW 148.2 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.6 PPW 1.43 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 14700K
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-02 (Harley)Cinebench 2026668 / 7576
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-10 (Lonewulf32)Cinebench 2024138 / 2162
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-05 (MrCoffee)Cinebench 2024124 / 1873
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-24 (MiMi)Cinebench 2024128 / 1892
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-15 (AdKraemer)Cinebench 2024122 / 1978
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Intel Core i7 10700K
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2024-07-10 (Guest #0)Cinebench 202477 / 716
πŸ“˜ 2024-05-04 (Tris)Cinebench 202462 / 415
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 14700K and i7 10700K

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released October 16, 2023 May 1, 2020
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Refresh Comet Lake
Model number i7-14700K i7-10700K
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 770 UHD Graphics 630
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 7 7700X - AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus - Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
Intel CPU rating (#16th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 8
P-Threads 16 16
Base Frequency (P) 3.4 GHz 3.8 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.6 GHz 5.1 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 12 -
E-Threads 12 -
Base Frequency (E) 2.5 GHz -
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4.3 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 20 8
Total Threads 28 16
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 34x 38x
Bus Bandwidth - 8 GT/s
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 256K (per core)
L3 Cache 33MB (shared) 16MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 14 nm
TDP (PL1) 125 W 125 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 253 W -
Socket LGA-1700 LGA-1200
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 100Β°C
Desktop CPU ranking (25th and 138th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 770 Intel UHD Graphics 630
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 350 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1600 MHz 1200 MHz
Shading Units 256 192
TMUs 16 24
ROPs 8 3
Execution Units 32 24
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i7 14700K +60%
0.8 TFLOPS
Core i7 10700K
0.5 TFLOPS
More info: UHD Graphics 630 compared to Graphics 770

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-5600
- DDR4-3200		 - DDR4-2933
Max. Memory Size 192 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 89.6 GB/s 45.8 GB/s
ECC Support Yes No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i7 14700K official page Intel Core i7 10700K official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 3.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 16

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Comments

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