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Core i7-10700K

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Release date ≈ Q4 2020.

Average Bench: 97% (93rd of 1445)

Based on 975 user benchmarks.  Model: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-10700K CPU @ 3.80GHz
Poor: 88%Average: 97% Great: 104%
Gaming
Gaming 97%
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Desktop
Desktop 98%
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Workstation
Workstation 97%
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Excellent average bench

The Intel Core i7-10700K averaged just 2.9% 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 555Pts
Avg. Single Core Speed 144Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Core i7-10700K is just 15.6%. 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 992Pts
Avg. Multi Core Speed 1,463Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 975 samples)
Rank 9397%
Min Avg Max
80.1 Memory 90.7 96.8
134 1-Core 144 154
249 2-Core 284 308
95.1% 173 Pts
Min Avg Max
498 4-Core 555 604
854 8-Core 992 1,130
93.1% 773 Pts
Min Avg Max
1,177 64-Core 1,463 1,587
90.6% 1,463 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
103% Outstanding
Memory 97.1
1-Core 145
2-Core 291
98% 178 Pts
4-Core 582
8-Core 1,146
102% 864 Pts
64-Core 1,542
95% 1,542 Pts
, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
101% Outstanding
Memory 94.9
1-Core 147
2-Core 290
98% 177 Pts
4-Core 576
8-Core 1032
97% 804 Pts
64-Core 1,568
97% 1,568 Pts
, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
100% Outstanding
Memory 95.4
1-Core 144
2-Core 288
97% 176 Pts
4-Core 561
8-Core 991
94% 776 Pts
64-Core 1,504
93% 1,504 Pts
, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
98.7% Outstanding
Memory 91.7
1-Core 146
2-Core 290
96% 176 Pts
4-Core 567
8-Core 1,012
95% 790 Pts
64-Core 1513
94% 1513 Pts
, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg)
98.3% Outstanding
Memory 85.2
1-Core 154
2-Core 309
98% 183 Pts
4-Core 597
8-Core 1,082
101% 839 Pts
64-Core 1,587
98% 1,587 Pts
, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
92.5% Outstanding
Memory 82.3
1-Core 144
2-Core 284
92% 170 Pts
4-Core 550
8-Core 1,001
93% 776 Pts
64-Core 1,443
89% 1,443 Pts
, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
89.3% Excellent
Memory 83.2
1-Core 145
2-Core 288
93% 172 Pts
4-Core 510
8-Core 1,003
90% 757 Pts
64-Core 1,543
96% 1,543 Pts
, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
85.7% Excellent
Memory 71
1-Core 146
2-Core 288
89% 168 Pts
4-Core 538
8-Core 975
91% 756 Pts
64-Core 1,382
86% 1,382 Pts
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Gaming
Gaming 179%
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Desktop
Desktop 102%
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Workstation
Workstation 178%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING - $383

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntelBench 97%, 975 samples1x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples1,757x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,083x
RTX 3090Nvidia  $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples892x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples1,355x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples829x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples523x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples610x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples372x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples308x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 63% - Good Total price: $1,491

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