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Core i7-11700 vs i9-10900K


Description
The i7-11700 is based on Rocket Lake architecture while the i9-10900K is based on Comet Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-11700 gets a score of 729 k points while the i9-10900K gets 685.6 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-11700 is 1.1 times faster than the i9-10900K. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
a0671
a0655
Core
Rocket Lake-S
Comet Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.5 GHz
3.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.9 GHz
5.2 GHz
Socket
LGA 1200
LGA 1200
Cores/Threads
8/16
10/20
TDP
65 W
125 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32+8x48 kB
10x32+10x32 kB
Cache L2
8x512 kB
10x256 kB
Cache L3
16384 kB
20480 kB
Date
March 2021
April 2020
Mean monothread perf.
98.87k points
80.41k points
Mean multithread perf.
728.98k points
685.65k points

SSE3 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode I (SSE) is optimized for the use of SIMD instructions with 128 bits register and the SSE set up to version 3. Nearly every modern CPU has support for this mode.
Monothread
i7-11700
i9-10900K
Test#1 (Integers)
18.05k
19.5k (x1.08)
Test#2 (FP)
26.13k
28.01k (x1.07)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
13.92k
7.45k (x0.54)
Test#1 (Memory)
21.22k
15.82k (x0.75)
TOTAL
79.32k
70.79k (x0.89)

Multithread

i7-11700

i9-10900K
Test#1 (Integers)
160.49k
194.49k (x1.21)
Test#2 (FP)
225.25k
312.59k (x1.39)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
113.88k
89.14k (x0.78)
Test#1 (Memory)
10.64k
12.58k (x1.18)
TOTAL
510.25k
608.81k (x1.19)

AVX2 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode III (AVX2), like AVX1, is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the second version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX2 compatible CPU was released in 2013.
Monothread
i7-11700
i9-10900K
Test#1 (Integers)
35.12k
32.67k (x0.93)
Test#2 (FP)
29.24k
28.49k (x0.97)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
12.56k
6.53k (x0.52)
Test#1 (Memory)
21.95k
12.72k (x0.58)
TOTAL
98.87k
80.41k (x0.81)

Multithread

i7-11700

i9-10900K
Test#1 (Integers)
304k
307.39k (x1.01)
Test#2 (FP)
304.7k
298.47k (x0.98)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
109.64k
72.94k (x0.67)
Test#1 (Memory)
10.64k
6.85k (x0.64)
TOTAL
728.98k
685.65k (x0.94)

Performance/W
i7-11700
i9-10900K
Test#1 (Integers)
4677 points/W
2459 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
4688 points/W
2388 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1687 points/W
583 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
164 points/W
55 points/W
TOTAL
11215 points/W
5485 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-11700
i9-10900K
Test#1 (Integers)
7168 points/GHz
6282 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5967 points/GHz
5479 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2563 points/GHz
1257 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
4479 points/GHz
2445 points/GHz
TOTAL
20177 points/GHz
15463 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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