Intel Core i7 10700F vs Intel Core i9 10900X
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 10700F with 8 cores 2.9GHz and Intel Core i9 10900X with 10 cores 3.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i7 10700F 's Advantages
Released 7 months late
Lower TDP (65W vs 165W)
Intel Core i9 10900X 's Advantages
Larger memory bandwidth (93.8GB/s vs 45.8GB/s)
Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 2.9GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 16MB)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i7 10700F
+9%
1249
Intel Core i9 10900X
1145
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 10700F
12149
Intel Core i9 10900X
+17%
14312
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i7 10700F
+2%
1608
Intel Core i9 10900X
1566
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 10700F
8118
Intel Core i9 10900X
+14%
9308
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Intel Core i7 10700F
+7%
1213
Intel Core i9 10900X
1133
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 10700F
8003
Intel Core i9 10900X
+34%
10786
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i7 10700F
+8%
2890
Intel Core i9 10900X
2664
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i7 10700F
16898
Intel Core i9 10900X
+32%
22469
General Parameters
May 2020
Release Date
Oct 2019
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Comet Lake
Core Architecture
Cascade Lake
i7-10700F
Processor Number
i9-10900X
LGA-1200
Socket
LGA-2066
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Package
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
165 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
94 °C
CPU Performance
8
Performance Cores
10
16
Performance Core Threads
20
2.9 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.7 GHz
4.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.5 GHz
8
Total Core Count
10
16
Total Thread Count
20
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
29x
Multiplier
37x
64 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
16 MB shared
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2933
Memory Types
DDR4-2933
128 GB
Max Memory Size
256 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
4
45.8 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
93.8 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
3.0
16
PCIe Lanes
48
-
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
