Intel Core i7 10700K
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Intel Core i7 10700K

Overall Score
43/100
GRADE D · Poor
[ EXPERT VERDICT · SUMMARY ]

Intel Core i7 10700K is an engineering-tested processors achieving an overall rating of 43/100. It is positioned for balanced everyday compute and power efficiency.

Benchmark Performance Scores

Normalized 0–100 Scale
Efficiency
41/100
Rating: Poor
Performance
51/100
Rating: Below Average

Detailed Technical Specifications

CPU

CPU specifications for Intel Core i7 10700K
Specification Value
Base Frequency (P) 3.8 GHz
Bus Bandwidth 8 GT/s
Bus Frequency 100 MHz
L1 Cache 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 256K (per core)
L3 Cache 16MB (shared)
Multiplier 38x
P-Cores 8
P-Threads 16
Total Cores 8
Total Threads 16
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.1 GHz
Unlocked Multiplier Yes

GeekBench v6

GeekBench v6 specifications for Intel Core i7 10700K
Specification Value
Background blur 38.9 images/sec
Clang compilation 76.4 Klines/sec
File compression 647.3 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 169.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 296.9 Mpixels/sec
Photo processing 63.4 images/sec
Ray tracing 16.5 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 173 pages/sec

General

General specifications for Intel Core i7 10700K
Specification Value
AMD Equivalent -AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Codename Comet Lake
Instruction Set x86-64
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 630
Model number i7-10700K
Released May 1, 2020
Successor -Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
Type Desktop
Vendor Intel

Memory Support

Memory Support specifications for Intel Core i7 10700K
Specification Value
ECC Support No
Max. Memory Bandwidth 45.8 GB/s
Max. Memory Size 128 GB
Memory Channels 2
Memory Types - DDR4-2933

Misc

Misc specifications for Intel Core i7 10700K
Specification Value
Official Site Intel Core i7 10700K official page
PCI Express Lanes 16
PCI Express Version 3.0
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

Package

Package specifications for Intel Core i7 10700K
Specification Value
Fabrication Process 14 nm
Peak Temperature 100°C
Socket LGA-1200
TDP (PL1) 125 W

PassMark

PassMark specifications for Intel Core i7 10700K
Specification Value
Data compression 294.7 MBytes/sec
Data encryption 6.4 GBytes/sec
Extended instructions 19.4B Matrices/sec
Find prime numbers 54M Primes/sec
Floating point math 41.3 GOps/sec
Integer math 66.6 GOps/sec
Physics 930 Frames/sec
Random string sorting 36.6M Strings/sec

Performance Per Watt

Performance Per Watt specifications for Intel Core i7 10700K
Specification Value
Blender / Watt 1.43 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 5.7 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 67.9 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 148.2 PPW

Recent User Tests

Recent User Tests specifications for Intel Core i7 10700K
Specification Value
Date Benchmark
📘 2024-05-04(Tris) Cinebench 2024
📘 2024-07-10(Guest #0) Cinebench 2024

iGPU

iGPU specifications for Intel Core i7 10700K
Specification Value
Execution Units 24
GPU Base Clock 350 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1200 MHz
Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 630
ROPs 3
Shading Units 192
TGP 15 W
TMUs 24

Strengths & Limitations

Key Advantages

  • Comprehensive positive benchmark metrics recorded.

Key Considerations

  • No major hardware limitations flagged during benchmark run.

Direct Competitors & Alternatives

Methodology, Provenance & Verification

Score version 2026.1 · Data verified 2026-08-26 · Source: official manufacturer datasheets and standardized reproducible benchmark suites (Geekbench 6, Cinebench R24, 3DMark).

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