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Core i7-10700

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Release date ≈ Q2 2020.

Average Bench: 95.5% (108th of 1442)

Based on 195 user benchmarks.  Model: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-10700 CPU @ 2.90GHz
Poor: 84%Average: 95.5% Great: 102%
Gaming
Gaming 95%
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Desktop
Desktop 96%
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Workstation
Workstation 95%
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Excellent average bench

The Intel Core i7-10700 averaged just 4.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel Core i7-10700 near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Quad Core Speed 544Pts
Avg. Single Core Speed 142Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Core i7-10700 is just 18.2%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Core i7-10700 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Octa Core Speed 978Pts
Avg. Multi Core Speed 1,432Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 195 samples)
Rank 10895.5%
Min Avg Max
78.8 Memory 89.5 96.1
126 1-Core 142 150
238 2-Core 277 297
93.4% 169 Pts
Min Avg Max
453 4-Core 544 593
765 8-Core 978 1,144
91.5% 761 Pts
Min Avg Max
1,103 64-Core 1,432 1,611
88.7% 1,432 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
101% Outstanding
Memory 94.9
1-Core 145
2-Core 291
98% 177 Pts
4-Core 577
8-Core 1,135
101% 856 Pts
64-Core 1,528
95% 1,528 Pts
, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
96.5% Outstanding
Memory 90.7
1-Core 141
2-Core 276
94% 169 Pts
4-Core 548
8-Core 1,058
95% 803 Pts
64-Core 1,475
91% 1,475 Pts
, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
96.4% Outstanding
Memory 86.7
1-Core 143
2-Core 289
94% 173 Pts
4-Core 568
8-Core 985
94% 777 Pts
64-Core 1,501
93% 1,501 Pts
, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
94.8% Outstanding
Memory 90.8
1-Core 139
2-Core 271
92% 167 Pts
4-Core 530
8-Core 915
88% 722 Pts
64-Core 1,373
85% 1,373 Pts
, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
94.7% Outstanding
Memory 93.7
1-Core 140
2-Core 280
95% 171 Pts
4-Core 514
8-Core 927
87% 720 Pts
64-Core 1,434
89% 1,434 Pts
, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
91.5% Outstanding
Memory 84.1
1-Core 142
2-Core 284
92% 170 Pts
4-Core 530
8-Core 979
90% 755 Pts
64-Core 1,432
89% 1,432 Pts
, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
87.3% Excellent
Memory 73.4
1-Core 142
2-Core 275
88% 164 Pts
4-Core 542
8-Core 957
90% 750 Pts
64-Core 1,354
84% 1,354 Pts
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 67,771,948 CPUs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 141%
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Desktop
Desktop 98%
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Workstation
Workstation 141%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z490-P - $200

CPU
Core i7-10700IntelBench 95%, 195 samples1x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,872x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $600Bench 187%, 424,051 samples1,090x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples666x
SSD
660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBIntel  $74Bench 191%, 163,917 samples664x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD  $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples451x
670p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBIntel  $80Bench 251%, 14,932 samples345x
RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples925x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples541x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples306x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $729

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