Intel Core i7 7700K vs i3 10105F
We compared two 4-core desktop CPUs: the 4.2 GHz Intel Core i7 7700K against the 3.7 GHz i3 10105F. 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
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 7700K
- Unlocked multiplier
- Has 2 MB larger L3 cache size
- Includes an integrated GPU Intel HD Graphics 630
- 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.5 GHz vs 4.4 GHz)
Advantages of Intel Core i3 10105F
- Supports up to 128 GB DDR4-2666 RAM
- Newer - released 4 years and 3 months later
- Around 5.84 GB/s (16%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
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 | 456.6 MB/sec | 364.5 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 37.9 Klines/sec | 32.6 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 115.7 pages/sec | 111.4 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 162.6 Mpixels/sec | 159.2 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 152.5 pages/sec | 154.5 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 28.7 images/sec | 27.8 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 53.4 images/sec | 49.7 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 7.57 Mpixels/sec | 7.06 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 30.7 GOps/sec | 28.9 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 18.8 GOps/sec | 18.2 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 31M Primes/sec | 24M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 17.2M Strings/sec | 16.4M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 3.3 GBytes/sec | 3 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 136.7 MBytes/sec | 130.8 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 655 Frames/sec | 557 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 9B Matrices/sec | 8.8B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 3.5 PPW | 5.1 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 58.1 PPW | 75.2 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 105.9 PPW | 136.4 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 0.94 PPW | 1.14 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core i7 7700K
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2024-11-17 (Pavol K) | Cinebench 2024 | 67 / 322 |
Intel Core i3 10105F
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-03-15 (MrRayeen) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1507 / 4726 |
| 📘 2025-12-23 (nmasl) | Cinebench 2024 | 69 / 331 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 7700K and i3 10105FGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Intel |
| Released | January 3, 2017 | February 15, 2021 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Kaby Lake | Comet Lake |
| Model number | i7-7700K | i3-10105F |
| Integrated GPU | HD Graphics 630 | No |
| Successor | - Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus | - |
CPU
| P-Cores | 4 | 4 |
| P-Threads | 8 | 8 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 4.2 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.5 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Total Cores | 4 | 4 |
| Total Threads | 8 | 8 |
| Bus Frequency | 42 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 100x | 37x |
| 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 | 8MB (shared) | 6MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | No |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 91 W | 65 W |
| Socket | LGA-1151 | LGA-1200 |
| Peak Temperature | 100°C | 100°C |
Desktop CPU ranking (170th and 166th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel HD Graphics 630 | - |
| GPU Base Clock | 350 MHz | - |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1150 MHz | - |
| Shading Units | 192 | - |
| TMUs | 24 | - |
| ROPs | 3 | - |
| Execution Units | 24 | - |
| TGP | 15 W | - |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR4-2400 - DDR3L-1600 |
- DDR4-2666 |
| Max. Memory Size | 64 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 35.76 GB/s | 41.6 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core i7 7700K official page | Intel Core i3 10105F official page |
| PCI Express Version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 16 | 16 |
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