Intel Core i7-10700F vs Intel Core i5-10600K

Intel Core i7-10700F
Intel Socket 1200DESKTOP
2900 MHz / Cores: 8 / Apr 2020
Intel Core i7-10700F
Intel Core i5-10600K
Intel Socket 1200DESKTOP
4100 MHz / Cores: 6 / Apr 2020
Intel Core i5-10600K

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i7-10700F
    100%
  • Intel Core i5-10600K
    130%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i7-10700F
    100%
  • Intel Core i5-10600K
    130%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-10700F

None

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-10600K

Much higher single threaded performance (around 30% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the Intel Core i7-10700F.
Around 30% higher average synthetic performance.

Intel Core i5-10600K

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-10600K

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

No winner

Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

Intel Core i7-10700FIntel Core i5-10600K
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
AES-NI
TSX
TXT
CLMUL
FMA3
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
ABM
ADX
RdRand
TBT 2.0
TBT 3.0

Architecture

Intel Core i7-10700FIntel Core i5-10600K
ArchitectureIntel_CometlakevsIntel_Cometlake
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4-2933 MHz Dual-channelvsDDR4-2666 MHz Dual-channel
CodenameComet LakevsComet Lake
Release DateApr 2020vsApr 2020

Cores

Intel Core i7-10700FIntel Core i5-10600K
Cores8vs6
Threads16vs12
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsNovsUHD Graphics 630

Cache

Intel Core i7-10700FIntel Core i5-10600K
L1 Cache64K (per core)vs64K (per core)
L2 Cache256K (per core)vs256K (per core)
L3 Cache16MB (shared)vs12MB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i7-10700FIntel Core i5-10600K
SocketIntel Socket 1200vsIntel Socket 1200
Max Case Temp72°Cvs72°C
PackageFC-LGA1200vsFC-LGA1200
Die Sizeunknownvsunknown
Process14 nmvs14 nm

Performance

Intel Core i7-10700FIntel Core i5-10600K
Cpu Frequency2900 MHzvs4100 MHz
Turbo Clock4800 MHzvs4800 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
VoltageN/AvsN/A
TDP125 Wvs125 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-10700F
    5760 points
  • Intel Core i5-10600K
    5760 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-10700F
    33408 points
  • Intel Core i5-10600K
    35424 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i7-10700F (simulated)
    205.18
  • Intel Core i5-10600K
    267

points - higher is better