Intel Core i7 10700

Intel Core i7 10700
  • Cores: 8
  • L3 cache: 16MB (shared)
  • TDP: 65 W
  • Transistor size: 14 nm
Core i7 10700 - desktop processor produced by Intel for socket LGA-1200 that has 8 cores and 16 threads. The base clock frequency of the CPU is 2900 MHz, but due to Turbo Boost technology, it can perform up to 4800 MHz. The size of the L3 cache is 16 MB. Please note that this chip has integrated graphics Intel UHD Graphics 630.

Review

Single-Core Performance
50
Multi-Core Performance
25
Power Efficiency
42
Integrated Graphics
23
NanoReview Final Score
39
Compare Intel Core i7 10700 with other CPUs

Test in Benchmarks

Performance test of Intel Core i7 10700 in benchmarks

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
73
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
491

GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1731
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
7867
File compression 563.4 MB/sec
Clang compilation 66.2 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 163.3 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 259.4 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 171.3 pages/sec
Background blur 36.3 images/sec
Photo processing 65.7 images/sec
Ray tracing 13 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1] – 625 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
2879
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
15982
Integer math 62.8 GOps/sec
Floating point math 38.7 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 46M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 31.4M Strings/sec
Data encryption 5.3 GBytes/sec
Data compression 249.9 MBytes/sec
Physics 785 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 16.1B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3] – 6273 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
142.06

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 7.6 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 121 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 245.9 PPW
Blender / Watt 2.19 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
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-04 (koni)Cinebench 2026375 / 2607
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-15 (Texassky)Cinebench 202477 / 709
πŸ“˜ 2024-11-23 (Adam)Cinebench 202473 / 491

Specifications

Core i7 10700 technical specifications

General

Vendor Intel
Released May 1, 2020
Type Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64
Codename Comet Lake
Model number i7-10700
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 630
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 7 265

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8
P-Threads 16
Base Frequency (P) 2.9 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.8 GHz
Total
Total Cores 8
Total Threads 16
Bus Frequency 100 MHz
Multiplier 29x
Bus Bandwidth 8 GT/s
L1 Cache 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 256K (per core)
L3 Cache 16MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No

Package

Fabrication Process 14 nm
TDP (PL1) 65 W
Socket LGA-1200
Peak Temperature 100Β°C
Desktop CPU ranking - 150th place

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 630
GPU Base Clock 350 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1200 MHz
Shading Units 192
TMUs 24
ROPs 3
Execution Units 24
TGP 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
0.5 TFLOPS
See also: Intel UHD Graphics 630 – integrated graphics of Intel Core i7 10700

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR4-2933
Max. Memory Size 128 GB
Memory Channels 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 45.8 GB/s
ECC Support No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i7 10700 official page
PCI Express Version 3.0
PCI Express Lanes 16
Technologies
- Compute: ABM, ADX, BMI1, BMI2, CLMUL, F16C
- Performance: EIST, TBT 2.0, TBT 3.0, TSX
- Virtualization: VT-d, VT-x
- Security: RDRAND, TXT, XD bit

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Shaul Feld July 23, 2021 at 03:20 PM
Is this processor compatible with Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020? Thanks.
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