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

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

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i9-10900 performs better than the Core i7-11700KF. Despite this, the Core i7-11700KF has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

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

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