Intel Core i7-11700K Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2023-09-12

The Intel Core i7-11700K is a 8 core processor. It can handle 16 threads simultaneously and was introduced in Q1/2021. The Intel Core i7-11700K is based on the 11. generation of the Intel Core i7 series and requires a mainboard with the socket LGA 1200. The Intel Core i7-11700K scores 1,794 points with one CPU core in the Geekbench 5 benchmark. When using all CPU cores, the result is 10,765 points.

CPU lineage
Here you can see which group the Intel Core i7-11700K belongs to and which processor is the predecessor of the Intel Core i7-11700K.
Name:	Intel Core i7-11700K
Family:	Intel Core i7 (298)
CPU group:	Intel Core i 11000 (22)
Architecture:	Rocket Lake S
Segment:	Desktop / Server
Generation:	11
Predecessor:	Intel Core i7-10700K
Successor:	Intel Core i7-12700K

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The 8 CPU cores of the Intel Core i7-11700K clock with 3.60 GHz (5.00 GHz). The number of CPU cores and the clock frequency of the processor are largely responsible for the overall performance.

CPU Cores / Threads:	8 / 16
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	8x

Hyperthreading / SMT:	Yes
Overclocking:	Yes
Frequency:	3.60 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	5.00 GHz
Turbo Frequency (8 Cores):	4.50 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AI hardware:	--
AI specifications:	--

Internal Graphics

With the Intel UHD Graphics 750, the Intel Core i7-11700K has an build in graphic solution. It has 32 SM processors, which have a total of 256 texture shaders. The iGPU not only enables games, but also significantly accelerates video playback.

GPU name:	Intel UHD Graphics 750
GPU frequency:	0.35 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	1.30 GHz
Compute units:	32
Shader:	256
Hardware Raytracing:	No
Release date:	Q1/2021

Max. displays:	3
Generation:	12
Direct X:	12
Technology:	14 nm
Max. GPU Memory:	64 GB
Frame Generation:	No

Hardware codec support

Processors that have an integrated graphics can play videos faster and more efficiently. This can have a positive effect on the battery life of notebooks, for example.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	Decode / Encode
h264:	Decode / Encode
VP8:	Decode
VP9:	Decode / Encode

AV1:	Decode
AVC:	Decode / Encode
VC-1:	Decode
JPEG:	Decode / Encode

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i7-11700K supports up to 128 GB memory in up to 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s.

DDR4-3200	51.2 GB/s
Max. Memory:	128 GB
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
ECC:	No
PCIe:	4.0 x 20
PCIe Bandwidth:	39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management With the TDP, the processor manufacturer specifies the cooling solution required for the processor. The Intel Core i7-11700K has a TDP of 125 W.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	125 W
TDP (PL2):	251 W / 56 s
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	95 W
Tjunction max.:	100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-11700K has a 20.00 MB large cache. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm. Modern production increases the efficiency of the processor.

Technology:	14 nm
Chip design:	Monolithic
Socket:	LGA 1200
L2-Cache:	4.00 MB
L3-Cache:	16.00 MB
AES-NI:	Yes
Operating systems:	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux

Virtualization:	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
Release date:	Q1/2021
Release price:	374 $
Part Number:	--
Documents:	Technical data sheet

Intel Core i7-11700K
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz (5.00 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Intel Core i7-11700K have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz	94
	AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz	93
	AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS 8C 16T @ 4.75 GHz	93
	Intel Core i7-11700K 8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz	92
	Intel Core i7-11700KF 8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz	92
	Intel Core i7-1355U 10C 12T @ 5.00 GHz	91
	Intel Core i7-1370P 14C 20T @ 5.20 GHz	91

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Core i5-13400 10C 16T @ 4.60 GHz	821
	Intel Core i5-13500H 12C 16T @ 4.70 GHz	818
	Intel Core i7-11700F 8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	807
	Intel Core i7-11700K 8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz	806
	Intel Core i7-11700KF 8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz	806
	Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU) 10C 10T @ 3.20 GHz	802
	Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU) 10C 10T @ 3.20 GHz	802

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i7-11375H 4C 8T @ 5.00 GHz	1574
	Intel Core i9-11950H 8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz	1574
	Intel Core i9-11980HK 8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz	1574
	Intel Core i7-11700K 8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz	1569
	Intel Core i7-11700KF 8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz	1569
	Intel Core i5-11600KF 6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz	1564
	Intel Core i5-11600K 6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz	1564

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	15125
	Intel Core i5-13500H 12C 16T @ 4.40 GHz	15116
	Apple M3 Pro (12-CPU 18-GPU) 12C 12T @ 3.80 GHz	15061
	Intel Core i7-11700K 8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	15011
	Intel Core i7-11700KF 8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	15011
	Intel Core i9-7900X 10C 20T @ 4.00 GHz	14998
	Apple M2 Max (30-GPU) 12C 12T @ 3.50 GHz	14855

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS 6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz	1802
	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7640HS 6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz	1802
	Intel Core i5-13600T 14C 20T @ 4.80 GHz	1800
	Intel Core i7-11700K 8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz	1794
	Intel Core i7-11700KF 8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz	1794
	Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU) 20C 20T @ 3.20 GHz	1793
	Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU) 20C 20T @ 3.20 GHz	1793

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i7-1370P 14C 20T @ 1.90 GHz	10828
	Intel Xeon Gold 6136 12C 24T @ 3.30 GHz	10778
	Intel Core i5-13600T 14C 20T @ 3.60 GHz	10769
	Intel Core i7-11700K 8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	10765
	Intel Core Ultra 5 135H 14C 18T @ 4.20 GHz	10765
	Intel Core Ultra 5 125H 14C 18T @ 4.50 GHz	10765
	Intel Core i7-11700KF 8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	10765

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	Intel Core i5-1340P 12C 16T @ 4.60 GHz	2217
	AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16C 32T @ 4.90 GHz	2215
	AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT 6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz	2214
	Intel Core i7-11700K 8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz	2213
	Intel Core i7-11700KF 8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz	2213
	Intel Xeon W-1350P 6C 12T @ 5.10 GHz	2208
	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12C 24T @ 4.80 GHz	2199

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	Intel Xeon Gold 6226R 16C 32T @ 3.60 GHz	10756
	Intel Core i5-13490F 10C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	10750
	AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	10745
	Intel Core i7-11700K 8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	10731
	Intel Core i7-11700KF 8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	10731
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U 8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz	10726
	AMD Ryzen 7 8840U 8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz	10726

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12C 24T @ 4.80 GHz	637
	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz	628
	AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS 8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz	614
	Intel Core i7-11700K 8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz	612
	Intel Core i7-1260P 12C 16T @ 4.70 GHz	612
	Intel Core i7-11700KF 8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz	612
	Intel Xeon W-11955M 8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz	610

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	5711
	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	5711
	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	5711
	Intel Core i7-11700K 8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	5709
	Intel Core i7-11700KF 8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	5709
	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4 18C 36T @ 2.80 GHz	5697
	Intel Core i5-12500H 12C 16T @ 3.20 GHz	5688

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	Apple A13 Bionic Apple A13 @ 1.35 GHz	691
	Intel Xeon W-11865MRE Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (32 EU) @ 1.35 GHz	691
	Intel Xeon W-10885M Intel UHD Graphics 10th Gen (32 EU) @ 1.25 GHz	667
	Intel Core i7-11700K Intel UHD Graphics 750 @ 1.30 GHz	666
	Intel Xeon E-2388G Intel UHD Graphics P750 @ 1.30 GHz	666
	Intel Xeon E-2378G Intel UHD Graphics P750 @ 1.30 GHz	666
	Intel Xeon E-2374G Intel UHD Graphics P750 @ 1.30 GHz	666

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.


	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X 12C 24T @ 3.60 GHz	224
	AMD Ryzen 7 5700G 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	223
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5750G 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	223
	Intel Core i7-11700K 8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	215
	Intel Core i7-11700KF 8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	215
	Intel Core i7-1280P 14C 20T @ 3.00 GHz	206
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X 12C 24T @ 3.60 GHz	197

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5750G 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	24540
	Intel Core i7-12650H 10C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	24470
	Intel Xeon Gold 6246 12C 24T @ 3.70 GHz	24453
	Intel Core i7-11700K 8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	24332
	Intel Core i7-11700KF 8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	24332
	AMD Ryzen 7 5700 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	24324
	Intel Core i5-12600HX 12C 16T @ 2.50 GHz	24105

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16C 32T @ 4.20 GHz	671
	AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS 8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz	661
	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12C 24T @ 4.50 GHz	647
	Intel Core i7-11700K 8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	642
	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz	640
	Intel Core i7-11700KF 8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	639
	Intel Core i5-11600K 6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz	627

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 16C 32T @ 2.10 GHz	6324
	Intel Core i9-11900 8C 16T @ 2.50 GHz	6293
	AMD Ryzen 7 5700G 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	6288
	Intel Core i7-11700K 8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz	6283
	Intel Core i5-13400F 10C 16T @ 2.50 GHz	6282
	Intel Core i5-13400 10C 16T @ 2.50 GHz	6282
	Intel Core i9-11900F 8C 16T @ 2.50 GHz	6265

Benchmarks

Cinebench 2024 (SC)
272 entries

Cinebench 2024 (MC)
271 entries

Cinebench R23 (SC)
586 entries

Cinebench R23 (MC)
565 entries

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,488 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,461 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,755 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,703 entries

Cinebench R20 (SC)
656 entries

Cinebench R20 (MC)
604 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,026 entries

3DMark Timespy (iGPU)
512 entries

Blender 3.1 Benchmark
212 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,392 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (SC)
231 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
733 entries

Monero Hashrate
94 entries

V-Ray CPU-Render
249 entries

Description of the processor

The Intel Core i7-11700K is an 8-core desktop processor from Intel. It has a free multiplier, which enables the processor to be overclocked (indicated by the "K" at the end of the product name). The Intel Core i7-11700K clocks its 8 CPU cores with 3.4 GHz. However, it can dynamically adjust its clock frequency (turbo mode) and achieve a clock rate of up to 5.0 GHz when only one CPU core is loaded. A high 4.6 GHz is still possible when multiple cores are loaded.

An Intel Iris Xe Graphics 32 (Rocket Lake S) with 32 execution units, 256 shaders and a clock frequency of up to 1.35 GHz is used as the iGPU (internal graphics unit) in the Intel Core i7-11700K. Although this is the latest Intel graphics architecture, the iGPU is quite slow with a processing power of approx. 690 GFLOPs (FP32, single precision). It is therefore only suitable for older PC games at most. The reason for the poor iGPU performance lies in the processors backport. The architecture used in "Rocket Lake" was actually developed to a structure width of 10 nm, but then had to be ported back to 14 nm by Intel because Intels 10 nm production was not yet sufficiently expanded.

The backport reduces the possible number of cores as well as the clock frequencies of the CPU and GPU. The desktop processors also have a somewhat smaller level 3 cache. In the Intel Core i7-11700K, however, this is sufficiently large at 16 MB. Intel has also massively reduced the number of execution units in the iGPU. While the "Tiger Lake" mobile processors with a structure width of 10 nm can fall back on up to 96 execution units of the Intel Xe graphics, the "Rocket Lake" desktop processors run out of 32 execution units. Intel specifies the TDP of the Intel Core i7-11700K as 125 watts.

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