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Intel BX8070110700K

Core i7-10700K

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8 Cores, 16 Threads @3.8GHz, Comet Lake.
Release date: Q2 2020.

Average Bench: 96.5% (99th of 1442)

Based on 198,859 user benchmarks.  Devices: BFEBFBFF000A0654, BFEBFBFF000A0655 Model: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-10700K CPU @ 3.80GHz

Intel’s tenth generation octa-core hyperthreaded i7-10700K is one of the fastest high-end desktop CPUs ever made. A simple overclock yields all 16 threads running at a staggering 5.1 GHz. Gaming and desktop performance is second only to the flagship i9-10900K. Although a new (Z490) LGA1200 motherboard is required, it will remain compatible with Rocket Lake CPUs which are due later this year. The 10700K’s $400 USD price tag puts it in a similar price band to AMD’s 12-core hyperthreaded Ryzen 9 3900X, however, the 10700K’s faster cores combined with its lower memory latency, yield a 12% effective speed advantage over the 3900X. Intra-generationally comparing the 10700K and 10600K shows that the 10600K offers almost identical gaming performance for 34% less money. [Jun '20 CPUPro]

Poor: 86%Average: 96.5% Great: 104%
Gaming
Gaming 97%
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Desktop
Desktop 97%
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Workstation
Workstation 96%
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Excellent average bench

The Intel Core i7-10700K averaged just 3.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel Core i7-10700K near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Quad Core Speed 547Pts
Avg. Single Core Speed 142Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Core i7-10700K is just 17.6%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Core i7-10700K performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Octa Core Speed 969Pts
Avg. Multi Core Speed 1,453Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 198,859 samples)
Rank 9996.5%
Min Avg Max
81 Memory 91.1 96.7
115 1-Core 142 153
232 2-Core 280 304
94.4% 171 Pts
Min Avg Max
447 4-Core 547 602
822 8-Core 969 1,111
91.4% 758 Pts
Min Avg Max
1,161 64-Core 1,453 1,573
89.9% 1,453 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg)
105% Outstanding
Memory 95.2
1-Core 154
2-Core 303
101% 184 Pts
4-Core 620
8-Core 1,081
103% 850 Pts
64-Core 1,636
101% 1,636 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg)
104% Outstanding
Memory 93.6
1-Core 153
2-Core 307
101% 184 Pts
4-Core 609
8-Core 1,078
102% 843 Pts
64-Core 1,586
98% 1,586 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
98% Outstanding
Memory 88.1
1-Core 147
2-Core 291
96% 175 Pts
4-Core 578
8-Core 1,002
96% 790 Pts
64-Core 1,540
95% 1,540 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
93.7% Outstanding
Memory 83.9
1-Core 145
2-Core 280
93% 170 Pts
4-Core 554
8-Core 988
93% 771 Pts
64-Core 1,480
92% 1,480 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
74.3% Very good
Memory 82.5
1-Core 108
2-Core 196
74% 129 Pts
4-Core 356
8-Core 609
58% 483 Pts
64-Core 862
53% 862 Pts
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MSRP ≈ $400 @ launch in May '20
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Gaming
Gaming 143%
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Desktop
Desktop 101%
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Workstation
Workstation 142%
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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI - $271

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel  $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples4,899x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples2,027x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples1,768x
RTX 3060Nvidia  $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples1,244x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples1,401x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples618x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples562x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples772x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples521x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples487x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $1,058

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Core™ i7-10700K Processor
Launch DateQ2'20
Processor Numberi7-10700K
# of Cores8
# of Threads16
Cache16 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Instruction Set64-bit
Instruction Set ExtensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Embedded Options AvailableNo
Lithography14 nm
Clock Speed3.80 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency5.10 GHz
Bus Speed8 GT/s
Scalability1S Only
Max TDP125 W
Thermal Solution SpecificationPCG 2015D

Graphics

Processor GraphicsIntel® UHD Graphics 630
Graphics Base Frequency350 MHz
# of Displays Supported3
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency1.20 GHz
Quick Sync VideoYes
InTru 3D TechYes
Clear Video HD TechYes
Clear Video Tech for MIDYes
Graphics Video Max Memory64 GB

Memory

Max Memory Size128 GB
Memory TypesDDR4-2933
Memory Channels2
Memory Bandwidth45.8 GB/s
ECC Memory SupportedNo

Expansion Options

PCI Express Revision3
PCI Express ConfigurationsUp to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Max # of PCI Express Lanes16

Data Protection

AES New InstructionsYes
Secure KeyYes

Advanced Technologies

Turbo Boost 3.0 TechYes
Virtualization Tech (VT-x)Yes
Intel 64Yes
Idle StatesYes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® TechYes
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesYes
Turbo Boost Tech2
Hyper-Threading TechYes
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)Yes
VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Yes
Identity Protection TechYes
Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)Yes

Package

Package Size37.5mm x 37.5mm
Max CPU Configuration1
Sockets SupportedFCLGA1200

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
OS GuardYes
Trusted Execution TechYes

 Comments

CPUPro
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2,072

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10th generation Comet Lake processor...

Added 4 years ago.
USA-User
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9,840

Disliked (edit your comment) Add link

15 days ago.

IRN-User
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3,958

Terrible

1 month ago.

cheaper than i9-10900k but almost the same power only 1% diffrence :/

UKR-User
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3,591

Excellent

2 years ago.

Good performance for 3d modeling rendering (like for processor).

NLD-User
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3,510

Poor

1 month ago.

It's almost 100x better than the ryzen 3 3200g, at only barely double the price.

PHL-User
Avatar level
3,370

Good

23 days ago.

i have one of these and it really works well but it has a loud fan but its ok.

NOR-User
Avatar level
2,290

Terrible

2 years ago.

solid processor. excellent in performing gaming

CPUPro
Avatar level
2,072

Good

3 years ago.

CosminD83
Avatar level
198

Excellent

3 years ago.

The best 8C/16T cpu on the market, hands down. Best 8 core (price/perf) cpu for a while now.

Gamejang
Avatar level
162

Excellent

2 years ago.

I really want to but this CPU next time when I built PC. 8C 16T and high base clock fit my condition very well.

chasepcideas
Avatar level
34

Excellent

2 years ago.

Amazing value, easily found for $200.

Beko95
Avatar level
8

Good

3 years ago.

Decent if you can pick it up for around $350 at micro center, but the normal $400 asking price is a bit steep. While the 10600k is a higher value right now, the 10700k could be seen as the minimum from Intel for "future proofing" against the next generation of games that will be made for PS5/Xbox which are powered by an 8-core zen 2 chip. I don't doubt 6-core desktop chips will still play the games well, but there should be even more scaling to be had from having a few extra cores in many titles. Some will cite that last gen consoles were also 8 cores and quad cores were fine then on the desktop, but Jaguar cores had IPC comparable to Athlon 64 Windsor cores which was awful even at the time, and did not have SMT meaning a quad core i7 offered as many logical cores as the ps4/xbone did while having massively higher IPC in spite of their physical core deficit; the next gen Zen 2 cpu's will leverage competitive IPC along with SMT (8c + 16t) to the fullest extent, and it only seems logical to match that as a minimum for a gaming rig you don't plan to upgrade for at least 5 years.

Pearlwin
Avatar level
8

Excellent

3 years ago.

Best as of 2020

SoppingClam
Avatar level
8

Excellent

3 years ago.

ultimate in practical speed. Perfect blend of usable cores/threads with an easy 5ghz on all cores at 1.3v (or lower)

Oridian
Avatar level
6

Excellent

3 years ago.

Runs surprisingly cool thanks to the thinning of the die on these 10-series chips, and a great cinebench score too considering it's not a Zen! (4960)

silenttouch20
Avatar level
6

Excellent

3 years ago.

affordable and worth

phild
Avatar level
6

Good

23 months ago.

This CPU runs great, and stays cool with good cooling. Very happy with i711700k

Bluewaterboof82
Avatar level
2

Excellent

3 years ago.

I hit 5.4GHz all core with stable benchmark tonight with my 10700k. Very pleased with it. Whether it’s baking heavy simulations (multi core) in Blender or tearing up the latest and greatest games, this little guy is a beast.

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