Intel Core i7-11700K vs Intel Core i7-920

Core i7-11700K vs Core i7-920 specs and performance

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-11700K performs better than the Core i7-920. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-920 in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i7-11700K has significantly more cores than the Core i7-920. Indeed, the Core i7-11700K has 8 cores compared to 4 cores found in the Core i7-920. It also has more threads than the Core i7-920. Our comparison shows that the Core i7-11700K has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-920. Also, the Core i7-11700K has a significantly higher turbo speed. A Core i7-11700K CPU outputs less heat than a Core i7-920 CPU because of its slightly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. The cache sizes of these CPUs are different. Indeed, the Core i7-920 has significantly more L2 cache than the Core i7-11700K

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. Indeed, the Core i7-11700K has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.