Intel Core i7-11700K vs Intel Core i9-7920X

Intel Core i7-11700K
Intel Socket 1200DESKTOP
3600 MHz / Cores: 8 / Mar 2021
Intel Core i7-11700K
Intel Core i9-7920X
Intel Socket 2066DESKTOP
2900 MHz / Cores: 12 / Sep 2017
Intel Core i9-7920X

Summary

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-11700K

This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the Intel Core i9-7920X.
Higher theoretical single-threaded performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i9-7920X

Higher theoretical multi-threaded performance, based on specifications plus core architecture.

Intel Core i9-7920X

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i9-7920X

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Intel Core i9-7920X

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i9-7920X

Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i7-11700KIntel Core i9-7920X
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
AVX512F
FMA3
SHA
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
AES-NI
TSX
TXT
CLMUL
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
ABM
ADX
RdRand
TBT 2.0
TBT 3.0
HTT
Boost 2.0
Boost 3.0

Architecture

Intel Core i7-11700KIntel Core i9-7920X
ArchitectureIntel Rocket LakevsIntel_Kabylake
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4-3200 MHz Dual-channelvsDDR4
CodenameRocket LakevsSkylake-X
Release DateMar 2021vsSep 2017

Cores

Intel Core i7-11700KIntel Core i9-7920X
Cores8vs12
Threads16vs24
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 750vsNo

Cache

Intel Core i7-11700KIntel Core i9-7920X
L1 Cache64K (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256K (per core)vs1024 KB (per core)
L3 Cache16MB (shared)vs16896 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i7-11700KIntel Core i9-7920X
SocketIntel Socket 1200vsIntel Socket 2066
Max Case Temp72°Cvs72°C
PackageFC-LGA1200vsFC-LGA2066
Die Sizeunknownvs428mm²
Process14 nmvs14 nm

Performance

Intel Core i7-11700KIntel Core i9-7920X
Cpu Frequency3600 MHzvs2900 MHz
Turbo Clock5000 MHzvs4400 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
VoltageN/Avsunknown
TDP125 Wvs140 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-11700K
    6000 points
  • Intel Core i9-7920X
    5280 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-11700K
    41472 points
  • Intel Core i9-7920X
    50112 points

Points - higher is better