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Intel Core i7-10700 vs Intel Core i7-7700K. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q2/2020
Intel Core i7-10700
Intel Core i7-10700
Released
Q1/2017
Overall score
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Intel Core i7-7700K
Intel Core i7-7700K

What's the best choice Intel Core i7-10700 or Intel Core i7-7700K? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i7-10700 has a maximum frequency of 2.90 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q2/2020.

Intel Core i7-7700K has a maximum frequency of 4.20 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 91 W. Released in Q1/2017.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    360 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    4 times more cores

    8 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 6% better overclocked clock speed

    4.80 GHz left arrow 4.50 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 91 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-10700 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    202 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    143 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    152 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    128 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    81 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    111 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    327 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    273 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    65 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    652 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    326 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    420 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 31% better clock speed

    4.20 GHz left arrow 2.90 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-7700K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    220 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    245 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    195 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    269 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    131 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    316 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    348 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    547 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    721 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    99 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    15 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    190 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    4 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    171 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    37 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    459 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i7-10700 Intel Core i7-10700
Intel Core i7-7700K Intel Core i7-7700K
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Core i7 left arrow Intel Core i7
  • Generation
    10 left arrow 7
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 10000 left arrow Intel Core i 7000
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i7-9700 left arrow Intel Core i7-6700K
  • Successor
    Intel Core i7-11700 left arrow Intel Core i7-8700K
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    2.90 GHz left arrow 4.20 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.80 GHz left arrow 4.50 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    16 left arrow 8
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    Intel UHD Graphics 630 left arrow Intel HD Graphics 630
  • GPU frequency
    0.35 GHz left arrow 0.35 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.20 GHz left arrow 1.15 GHz
  • Execution units
    24 left arrow 24
  • Shader
    192 left arrow 192
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB left arrow 64 GB
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    9.5 left arrow 9.5
  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 12
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Release date
    Q4/2017 left arrow Q2/2016
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i7-7700K and Intel Core i7-10700. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2933 left arrow
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 64 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow 16
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-10700 and Intel Core i7-7700K to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W left arrow 91 W
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C left arrow --
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-10700 and Intel Core i7-10700, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L3-Cache
    16.00 MB left arrow 8.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Comet Lake S left arrow Kaby Lake S
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1200 left arrow LGA 1151
  • Release date
    Q2/2020 left arrow Q1/2017

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i7-10700 and Intel Core i7-7700K.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 SC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
1255
Intel Core i7-10700
1216
Intel Core i7-7700K
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 MC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows using a multi-core and hyperthreading
12250
Intel Core i7-10700
6055
Intel Core i7-7700K
Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
499
Intel Core i7-10700
466
Intel Core i7-7700K
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading
4834
Intel Core i7-10700
2257
Intel Core i7-7700K
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
214
Intel Core i7-10700
200
Intel Core i7-7700K
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
2291
Intel Core i7-10700
995
Intel Core i7-7700K
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
1267
Intel Core i7-10700
1229
Intel Core i7-7700K
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
8945
Intel Core i7-10700
4719
Intel Core i7-7700K
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
461
Intel Core i7-10700
442
Intel Core i7-7700K

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