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Core i9-10900K vs i7-11700


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

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i9-10900K gets a score of 685.6 k points while the i7-11700 gets 729 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
a0655
a0671
Core
Comet Lake-S
Rocket Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.7 GHz
2.5 GHz
Boost frecuency
5.2 GHz
4.9 GHz
Socket
LGA 1200
LGA 1200
Cores/Threads
10/20
8/16
TDP
125 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
10x32+10x32 kB
8x32+8x48 kB
Cache L2
10x256 kB
8x512 kB
Cache L3
20480 kB
16384 kB
Date
April 2020
March 2021
Mean monothread perf.
80.41k points
98.87k points
Mean multithread perf.
685.65k points
728.98k 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
i9-10900K
i7-11700
Test#1 (Integers)
19.5k
18.05k (x0.93)
Test#2 (FP)
28.01k
26.13k (x0.93)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.45k
13.92k (x1.87)
Test#1 (Memory)
15.82k
21.22k (x1.34)
TOTAL
70.79k
79.32k (x1.12)

Multithread

i9-10900K

i7-11700
Test#1 (Integers)
194.49k
160.49k (x0.83)
Test#2 (FP)
312.59k
225.25k (x0.72)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
89.14k
113.88k (x1.28)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.58k
10.64k (x0.85)
TOTAL
608.81k
510.25k (x0.84)

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
i9-10900K
i7-11700
Test#1 (Integers)
32.67k
35.12k (x1.08)
Test#2 (FP)
28.49k
29.24k (x1.03)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.53k
12.56k (x1.92)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.72k
21.95k (x1.73)
TOTAL
80.41k
98.87k (x1.23)

Multithread

i9-10900K

i7-11700
Test#1 (Integers)
307.39k
304k (x0.99)
Test#2 (FP)
298.47k
304.7k (x1.02)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
72.94k
109.64k (x1.5)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.85k
10.64k (x1.55)
TOTAL
685.65k
728.98k (x1.06)

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

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