Intel Core i7-11700 vs Intel Core i9-10900KF

Core i7-11700 vs Core i9-10900KF specs and performance

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i9-10900KF performs better than the Core i7-11700. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-11700 in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i9-10900KF has slightly more cores than the Core i7-11700. Indeed, the Core i9-10900KF has 10 cores compared to 8 cores found in the Core i7-11700. It also has more threads than the Core i7-11700. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i9-10900KF has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-11700. Also, the Core i9-10900KF has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i7-11700 CPU outputs less heat than a Core i9-10900KF CPU because of its slightly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. In terms of cache, the Core i7-11700 has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i9-10900KF. Despite this, the Core i9-10900KF has slightly more L3 cache compared to the Core i7-11700.

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 i7-11700 has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.