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Intel 10th Gen Intel Core i7-10700K vs Intel 9th Gen Intel Core i7-9700K: Comparison

Intel 10th Gen Intel Core i7-10700K and Intel 9th Gen Intel Core i7-9700K separate most on l3 cache: Intel 10th Gen Intel Core i7-10700K at 16 MB, Intel 9th Gen Intel Core i7-9700K at 12 MB, 25% in favour of Intel 10th Gen Intel Core i7-10700K. They match on 14 other specifications, including form factor, igpu and market segment. In Blender Cycles (CPU) the Intel 10th Gen Intel Core i7-10700K scores 180 against 136 for the Intel 9th Gen Intel Core i7-9700K, a lead of 24%.

10th Gen Intel Core i7-10700K
IntelIntel 10th Gen Intel Core i7-10700K
9th Gen Intel Core i7-9700K
IntelIntel 9th Gen Intel Core i7-9700K

Specs

Specification
10th Gen Intel Core i7-10700K
Intel 10th Gen Intel Core i7-10700K
9th Gen Intel Core i7-9700K
Intel 9th Gen Intel Core i7-9700K
BrandIntelIntel
Product LineCore i7Core i
Form FactorDesktopDesktop
Model Number10700K9700K
CodenameComet LakeCoffee Lake Refresh
Core/Thread Count8 Core / 16 Thread8 Core / 8 Thread
Release Year20202018
TDP125 W95 W
iGPUIntel UHD Graphics 630Intel UHD Graphics 630
Market SegmentDesktopDesktop
Cache16MB L3 + 2MB L2 + 512KB L112MB L3 + 2MB L2 + 512KB L1
SocketLGA 1200LGA1151
Boost/Base Clock5.1 GHz / 3.8 GHz4.9 GHz / 3.6 GHz
Socket StatusEnd of LifeEnd of Life
Process Node14 nm14 nm
SMT EnabledYesfalse
P-Core Base Clock3.8 GHz3.6
P-Core Boost Clock5.1 GHz4.9
L2 Cache2 MB2 MB
L3 Cache16 MB12 MB-25%
Base Power125 W95 W
Memory TypeDDR4DDR4
Memory Channels22
ECC SupportNofalse
Integrated GraphicsYesYes
iGPU ModelIntel UHD Graphics 630Intel UHD Graphics 630
iGPU Compute Units2424
PCIe GenerationPCIe 3.0PCIe 3.0
PCIe Lanes1616
Launch MSRP$374374
Retail AvailabilityRetailDiscontinued
SeriesCore i7Core i7
CPU Process Node14 Nanometers14 Nanometers
ArchitectureComet Lake, 10th Gen Intel CoreCoffee Lake Refresh, 9th Gen Intel Core

Benchmarks

Measured results, not specifications. Percentages are the gap to the leading product in each test.

Blender Cycles (CPU)

Blender 4.5, Blender Open Data (CC0). Median of monster + junkshop + classroom, combined samples/min.

Blender renders 3D scenes by tracing light through them, which loads every core at once. The score measures sustained multi-core throughput, so a chip that wins here can still lose at gaming, where one or two fast cores matter more. Figures come from Blender's Open Data project, which places no restriction on reuse, and we publish the median of every submission for that chip on the same Blender version.

Intel 10th Gen Intel Core i7-10700K180n=34Best
Intel 9th Gen Intel Core i7-9700K136n=41-24%

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