Intel Core i7-11700KF vs Intel Core i7-10700F

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-11700KF and Intel Core i7-10700F processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Core i7-11700KF

Intel Core i7-10700F

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-11700KF

CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
Around 4% higher clock speed: 5.00 GHz vs 4.80 GHz
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3369 vs 2875
Around 46% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 23830 vs 16298
Around 20% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 8070 vs 6728

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	16 Mar 2021 vs 30 Apr 2020
Maximum frequency	5.00 GHz vs 4.80 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3369 vs 2875
PassMark - CPU mark	23830 vs 16298
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	8070 vs 6728

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-10700F

Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-11700KF
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-10700F

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3369

2875

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

23830

16298

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

8070

6728

Name	Intel Core i7-11700KF	Intel Core i7-10700F
PassMark - Single thread mark	3369	2875
PassMark - CPU mark	23830	16298
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	8070	6728

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i7-11700KF	Intel Core i7-10700F
Essentials
Architecture codename	Rocket Lake	Comet Lake
Launch date	16 Mar 2021	30 Apr 2020
Launch price (MSRP)	$374 - $384	$298 - $310
Place in performance rating	494	783
Processor Number	i7-11700KF	i7-10700F
Series	11th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors	10th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.60 GHz	2.90 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s	8 GT/s
L1 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	16 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	5.00 GHz	4.80 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	16	16
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	50 GB/s	45.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2933
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-down	95 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency	3.10 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5 mm x 37.5 mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1200	FCLGA1200
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2019A	PCG 2015C
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	16
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16+1x4, 2x8+1x4, 1x8+3x4	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)