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Intel Core i7-10700 vs Intel Core i7-10700K vs Intel Core i3-10320

Intel Core i7-10700

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The Intel Core i7-10700 is a high-end desktop CPU based on the Comet Lake architecture. The CPU offers 8 cores and 16 threads clocked at 2.9 - 4.8 GHz. All cores can run at up to 4.6 GHz.

Compared to the older Core i7-9700, the 10700 now enables HyperThreading and therefore in some applications a nice performance boost. The single core performance is quite similar.

The chip is manufactured on 14nm++ process at Intel. The TDP is rated at 65 Watt (PL1) but the PL2 is set to 224 Watt for short term boosts (up to 28 seconds).

Intel Core i7-10700K

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The Intel Core i7-10700K is a high-end desktop CPU based on the Comet Lake architecture. The CPU offers 8 cores and 16 threads clocked at 3.8 - 5.1 GHz. The TDP is rated at 125 Watt (PL1) but the PL2 is set to 229 Watt for short term boosts (up to 56 seconds).

Intel Core i3-10320

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The Intel Core i3-10320 is an entry level quad-core desktop processor based on the Comet Lake-S architecture (CML-S, 4th generation of Skylake). The processor clocks at between 3.8 and 4.6 GHz and can execute up to eight threads with its four cores simultaneously thanks to Hyper-Threading. 

The processor is still manufactured in the old 14nm (14nm++) process. Thanks to the free multiplicator, the CPU can also be easily overclocked (but may not have much headroom).

The Comet Lake architecture is similar to Coffee Lake and offers the same features and is produced in the same 14nm process. Other than the improved clock rates, the memory controller now also supports faster DDR4-2933 RAM. More information on Comet Lake and all the models and articles on it can be found here.

Performance

The performance is similar to the old high end Intel Core i7-7700K due to the same architecture and similar clock speeds. 

Graphics

The integrated Intel UHD Graphics 630 iGPU is supposed to offer a similar performance as the UHD630 in the Core i7-9900K. As a  low-end solution it will only run current games smoothly at reduced details - if at all.

Power Consumption

Intel specifies the TDP with 65 Watts (PL1) but under full load up to 90 Watt are consumed (PL2 for 28s).

ModelIntel Core i7-10700Intel Core i7-10700KIntel Core i3-10320
SeriesIntel Comet LakeIntel Comet LakeIntel Comet Lake
CodenameComet LakeComet LakeComet Lake-S
Series: Comet Lake Comet Lake-S
Intel Core i9-10900K3.7 - 5.3 GHz10 / 20 cores20 MB L3
Intel Core i7-10700K3.8 - 5.1 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i7-10700 « 2.9 - 4.8 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i5-10600K4.1 - 4.8 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-10400F2.9 - 4.3 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i3-10100F3.6 - 4.3 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i9-10900K3.7 - 5.3 GHz10 / 20 cores20 MB L3
Intel Core i7-10700K « 3.8 - 5.1 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i7-107002.9 - 4.8 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i5-10600K4.1 - 4.8 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-10400F2.9 - 4.3 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i3-10100F3.6 - 4.3 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i9-10850K3.6 - 5.2 GHz10 / 20 cores20 MB L3
Intel Core i9-109103.6 - 5 GHz10 / 20 cores20 MB L3
Intel Core i3-10320 « 3.8 - 4.6 GHz4 / 8 cores7.9 MB L3
Intel Core i3-101003.6 - 4.3 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Clock2900 - 4800 MHz3800 - 5100 MHz3800 - 4600 MHz
L1 Cache512 KB512 KB256 KB
L2 Cache2 MB2 MB1 MB
L3 Cache16 MB16 MB7.9 MB
Cores / Threads8 / 168 / 164 / 8
TDP65 Watt125 Watt65 Watt
Technology14 nm14 nm14 nm
max. Temp.100 °C100 °C100 °C
SocketLGA1200LGA1200LGA 1200
FeaturesDDR4-2933 RAM, PCIe 3, 8 GT/s bus, vPro, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3DDR4-2933 RAM, PCIe 3, 8 GT/s bus, vPro, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, VMX, SMX, SMEP, SMAP, MPX, EIST, TM1, TM2, HT, Turbo, SST, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SGXHyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, Quick Sync, Virtualization
iGPUIntel UHD Graphics 630 (350 - 1200 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 630 (350 - 1200 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 630 (350 - 1150 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
$340 U.S.$400 U.S.$162 U.S.
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.comark.intel.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i7-10700K
37.8 pt (52%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i3-10320
32.2 pt (45%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
8532 Points (8%)
5986 Points (6%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
1234 Points (52%)
1185 Points (50%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
496 Points (55%)
458 Points (51%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
4882 Points (12%)
2320 Points (6%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
1455 Points (9%)
2027 Points (13%)
949 Points (6%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
196 Points (59%)
208 Points (63%)
188 Points (57%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
16.7 Points (22%)
22.2 Points (29%)
10.5 Points (14%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
2.3 Points (56%)
2.4 Points (59%)
2.1 Points (52%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
7611 Points (46%)
7910 Points (48%)
7164 Points (43%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
41156 Points (30%)
50670 Points (37%)
28383 Points (21%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
52577 Points (36%)
64901 Points (45%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
9898 Points (12%)
10201 Points (12%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
119.5 s (1%)
85.7 s (1%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
3.3 s (1%)
3.2 s (1%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
6555 Points (10%)
8469 Points (13%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
43007 MIPS (25%)
54050 MIPS (31%)
25864 MIPS (15%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
5293 MIPS (63%)
5647 MIPS (68%)
4899 MIPS (59%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
84.8 fps (30%)
121 fps (42%)
58.8 fps (21%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
236 fps (54%)
269 fps (62%)
218 fps (50%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
11.6 fps (20%)
16.3 fps (29%)
8.2 fps (14%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
1.1 GB/s (0%)
1 GB/s (0%)
0.5 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
1.8 GB/s (31%)
2 GB/s (34%)
0.9 GB/s (16%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
10.3 GB/s (27%)
11.2 GB/s (29%)
5.3 GB/s (14%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
315.4 Seconds (2%)
217.4 Seconds (2%)
469 Seconds (3%)
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
0.6 sec (13%)
0.6 sec (12%)
0.6 sec (14%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
9911 Points (21%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
8.1 s (2%)
7.6 s (2%)
9.7 s (2%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
17.2 s (1%)
17.2 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
439.6 s (2%)
391.3 s (2%)
516 s (2%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
15497 Points (42%)
18064 Points (49%)
10518 Points (28%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
62614 Points (51%)
72174 Points (59%)
63063 Points (51%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
62334 Points (51%)
72375 Points (59%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
74085 Points (62%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
13579 Points (34%)
18637 Points (47%)
9675 Points (24%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
20080 Points (36%)
24791 Points (44%)
13564 Points (24%)
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
8580 Points (36%)
10963 Points (46%)
4368 Points (18%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
1299 Points (55%)
min: 1371     avg: 1374     median: 1373.5 (58%)     max: 1376 Points
1217 Points (51%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
8173 Points (15%)
min: 8911     avg: 8925     median: 8925 (16%)     max: 8939 Points
4846 Points (9%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
1304 Points (6%)
1368 Points (6%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
8196 Points (26%)
8903 Points (28%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
5726 Points (57%)
6247 Points (62%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
32174 Points (36%)
34735 Points (39%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
752 ms (1%)
747 ms (1%)
784 ms (1%)
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
160 ms (2%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
244 Points (51%)
245 Points (51%)
224 Points (47%)
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
1254 Points (48%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
116.3 Watt (20%)
205 Watt (35%)
115 Watt (20%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
148 Watt (27%)
207.7 Watt (38%)
96.3 Watt (18%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
9.8 Points per Watt (7%)
9.8 Points per Watt (7%)
9.9 Points per Watt (7%)

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i7-10700 → 100% n=27

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i7-10700K → 114% n=27

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i3-10320 → 78% n=27

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* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
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