Intel Core i7-10700KF vs Intel Core i9-9820X

Core i7-10700KF vs Core i9-9820X comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-10700KF performs better than the Core i9-9820X. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i9-9820X in all gaming tests too.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Core i9-9820X has slightly more cores with 10 cores compared to the Core i7-10700KF that has 8 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i7-10700KF. With our hardware info, we find that the Core i7-10700KF has a slightly higher clock speed than the Core i9-9820X. Also, the Core i7-10700KF has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i7-10700KF CPU outputs less heat than a Core i9-9820X CPU because of its slightly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i7-10700KF has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.