Intel Core i7-10700KF Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2024-04-16

The Intel Core i7-10700KF has 8 cores with 16 threads and is based on the 10. gen of the Intel Core i7 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the LGA 1200 socket and was released in Q2/2020. The Intel Core i7-10700KF scores 1,347 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 9,268 points.

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Name:	Intel Core i7-10700KF
Family:	Intel Core i7 (298)
CPU group:	Intel Core i 10000 (43)
Architecture:	Comet Lake S
Segment:	Desktop / Server
Generation:	10
Predecessor:	Intel Core i7-9700KF
Successor:	Intel Core i7-11700KF

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-10700KF has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-10700KF is 3.80 GHz (5.10 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

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

Hyperthreading / SMT:	Yes
Overclocking:	Yes
Frequency:	3.80 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	5.10 GHz
Turbo Frequency (8 Cores):	4.90 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

The Intel Core i7-10700KF has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i7-10700KF uses the no iGPU, which has -- texture shaders and -- execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name:	no iGPU
GPU frequency:
GPU (Turbo):	No turbo
Compute units:	--
Shader:	--
Hardware Raytracing:	No
Release date:

Max. displays:
Generation:	--
Direct X:	--
Technology:
Max. GPU Memory:	--
Frame Generation:	No

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	No
h264:	No
VP8:	No
VP9:	No

AV1:	No
AVC:	No
VC-1:	No
JPEG:	No

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The processor can use up to 128 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 46.9 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

DDR4-2933	46.9 GB/s
Max. Memory:	128 GB
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
ECC:	No
PCIe:	3.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth:	15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 125 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	125 W
TDP (PL2):	229 W / 56 s
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	95 W
Tjunction max.:	100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-10700KF is made in 14 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 16.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology:	14 nm
Chip design:	Monolithic
Socket:	LGA 1200
L2-Cache:	--
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
Release date:	Q2/2020
Release price:	349 $
Part Number:	--
Documents:	Technical data sheet

Intel Core i7-10700KF
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz (5.10 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Intel Core i7-10700KF 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.

Screenshots:

Blender 3.1.0 on Apple iMac 27-inch (2020) 32GB DDR4-2666, macOS 12.2.1 [Intel Core i7-10700K]

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 3600 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	75
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750G 8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz	75
	AMD Ryzen 9 3900 12C 24T @ 4.30 GHz	75
	Intel Core i7-10700KF 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	74
	AMD Ryzen 7 5700U 8C 16T @ 4.30 GHz	74
	Intel Core i7-10700K 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	74
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X 64C 128T @ 4.30 GHz	74

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.


	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz	639
	Intel Core i5-1240P 12C 16T @ 4.40 GHz	630
	Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU) 8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	628
	Intel Core i7-10700KF 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	618
	Intel Core i7-10700K 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	618
	AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT 6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz	613
	Intel Core i5-11600KF 6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz	604

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.


	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X 32C 64T @ 4.50 GHz	1324
	Intel Core i7-8086K 6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz	1321
	AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHzNot verified	1310
	Intel Core i7-10700KF 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	1309
	Intel Core i7-10700K 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	1309
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750G 8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz	1308
	AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12C 24T @ 4.60 GHz	1302

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 5800HS Creator Edition 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	12788
	AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS 8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz	12721
	Intel Core i7-6950X 10C 20T @ 3.50 GHz	12713
	Intel Core i7-10700KF 8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	12678
	Intel Core i7-10700K 8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	12678
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS 8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz	12545
	Intel Core i5-12400F 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	12454

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.


	Intel Core i5-1135G7 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	1355
	Intel Xeon E-2234 4C 4T @ 4.80 GHz	1354
	Intel Xeon E-2276M 6C 12T @ 4.70 GHz	1351
	Intel Core i7-10700KF 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	1347
	Intel Core i7-10700K 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	1347
	AMD Ryzen 3 5425U 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	1346
	Intel Xeon W-1250 6C 12T @ 4.70 GHz	1342

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 Xeon Silver 4214 12C 24T @ 2.40 GHz	9327
	Intel Xeon D-1747NTE 10C 20T @ 2.80 GHz	9307
	Intel Core i5-1350P 12C 16T @ 1.90 GHz	9270
	Intel Core i7-10700KF 8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	9268
	Intel Core i7-10700K 8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	9268
	AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX 8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz	9265
	AMD EPYC 7252 8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz	9264

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.


	AMD Ryzen 5 3500X 6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz	1637
	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz	1637
	Intel Core i9-9900 8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz	1637
	Intel Core i7-10700KF 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	1636
	Intel Core i7-10700K 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	1636
	Intel Xeon Gold 6326 16C 32T @ 3.50 GHz	1631
	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	1630

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.


	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	8685
	Intel Core i5-12400F 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	8668
	Intel Core Ultra 7 164U 12C 14T @ 1.10 GHz	8665
	Intel Core i7-10700KF 8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	8629
	Intel Core i7-10700K 8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	8629
	Intel Xeon W-11855M 6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz	8624
	Intel Core Ultra 5 134U 12C 14T @ 0.70 GHz	8614

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.


	Intel Core i5-11400 6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz	529
	Intel Core i9-10900 10C 20T @ 5.20 GHz	529
	Intel Core i9-10900F 10C 20T @ 5.20 GHz	529
	Intel Core i7-10700KF 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	524
	Intel Core i5-1135G7 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	524
	Intel Core i7-10700K 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	524
	AMD Ryzen 7 5800HS 8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz	522

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.


	Intel Core i7-11850H 8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz	5342
	AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	5330
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X 12C 24T @ 3.60 GHz	5326
	Intel Core i7-10700KF 8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	5292
	Intel Core i7-10700K 8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	5292
	Intel Core i9-7900X 10C 20T @ 4.00 GHz	5286
	Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M 24C 48T @ 2.60 GHz	5259

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.


	Intel Core i7-11700K 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
	Intel Core i7-10700KF 8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	192
	Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU) 10C 10T @ 3.20 GHz	192
	Apple M1 Max (24-GPU) 10C 10T @ 3.20 GHz	192
	Apple M1 Max (32-GPU) 10C 10T @ 3.20 GHz	192

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 5825C 8C 16T @ 2.80 GHz	19211
	AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	19102
	AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS 6C 12T @ 3.30 GHz	19102
	Intel Core i7-10700KF 8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	19094
	Intel Core i7-10700K 8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	19094
	AMD Ryzen 5 6600H 6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz	19080
	Intel Xeon W-1350 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	19029

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.


	Intel Core i7-11800H 8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz	581
	Intel Core i9-10900K 10C 20T @ 4.90 GHz	580
	Intel Core i9-10850K 10C 20T @ 4.80 GHz	569
	Intel Core i7-10700KF 8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	565
	Intel Core i5-11400 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	565
	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	564
	Intel Core i5-11400F 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	562

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.


	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750G 8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz	5658
	Intel Core i9-9900X 10C 20T @ 3.50 GHz	5640
	AMD Ryzen 7 4700G 8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz	5622
	Intel Core i7-10700KF 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	5614
	Intel Core i7-10700K 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	5614
	Intel Core i5-12600KF 10C 16T @ 3.70 GHz	5589
	Intel Core i9-9900KF 8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz	5564

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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 i9-10900 10C 20T @ 5.20 GHz	231
	Intel Core i9-10900F 10C 20T @ 5.20 GHz	231
	Intel Core i9-10850K 10C 20T @ 5.20 GHz	229
	Intel Core i7-10700KF 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	228
	Intel Core i7-10700K 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	228
	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U 6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz	225
	Intel Core i9-9900KS 8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz	222

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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.


	Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4 18C 36T @ 2.50 GHz	2384
	Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4 16C 32T @ 2.80 GHz	2381
	Intel Core i9-10900X 10C 20T @ 4.50 GHz	2358
	Intel Core i7-10700KF 8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	2344
	Intel Core i7-10700K 8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	2344
	Intel Core i5-13400F 10C 16T @ 3.90 GHz	2336
	Intel Core i5-13400 10C 16T @ 4.10 GHz	2336

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

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

Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,106 entries

Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,101 entries

Description of the processor

The Intel Core i7-10700KF is an 8-core (16 thread) desktop processor of the upper middle class of Intel. His eight CPU cores already clock the processor in the base with high 3.8 GHz. For multi-core load, up to 4.9 GHz are possible on all cores. If only one CPU core is utilized, the Intel Core i7-10700KF can increase its clock frequency to up to 5.1 GHz. Through these high clock rates, the processor is very well suited for computer games or applications that can generate only one or a few threads.

The special feature of the Intel Core i7-10700KF is that Intel has deactivated the internal graphic (IGPU). This can be seen at the "F" at the end of the product name. Otherwise, the processor is identical to the Intel Core i7-10700, which is delivered with an activated IGPU. Especially in better equipped computers, an IGPU is mostly not needed because these PCs are usually already equipped with a dedicated graphics card.

The Intel Core i7-10700KF has 16 MB L3 cache and can connect up to 128 GB DDR4-2933 RAM. A maximum of two memory channels are supported. For this purpose, at least two identical memory modules are needed. The processor is equipped with a free multiplier and can therefore be easily overclocked. However, in the overload then a very good air or water cooling is required, since the Intel Core i7-10700KF can give a quite high waste heat of up to almost over 200 watts.

Although Intel specifies a TDP of 125 watts for the CPU, but it refers to the operation in the base clock of 3.8 GHz. When using the turbo mode, a higher waste heat is generated. The Comet Lake Design is still manufactured by Intel in an improved 14 nm manufacturing process. The Intel Core I7-10700KF requires a motherboard with Intels new LGA 1200 socket due to changes in the power supply of the CPU.

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