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Smart Wizard
Get a complete build plan based on budget and goals.
Build Comparison
Compare complete builds side by side.
Part Comparison
Check specs, price, and value across parts.
Bottleneck Calculator
Measure CPU and GPU balance before you buy.
Power Calculator
Estimate wattage and PSU headroom.
Will It Run?
Test your hardware against popular games.
Smart Wizard
Get a complete build plan based on budget and goals.
Build Comparison
Compare complete builds side by side.
Part Comparison
Check specs, price, and value across parts.
Bottleneck Calculator
Measure CPU and GPU balance before you buy.
Power Calculator
Estimate wattage and PSU headroom.
Will It Run?
Test your hardware against popular games.
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Detailed architecture, platform, memory, and feature data for this CPU.
Instruction Sets
| Merchant | Base | Promo | Shipping | Availability | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newegg | $239.72 | β | FREE | In Stock | $239.72 | Buy |
GameStop | $266.98 | -$16.00 | FREE | Out of Stock | $250.98 |
About This Product
The Intel Core i7-10700KF is an 8-core, 16-thread desktop processor from the 10th Gen Comet Lake series, featuring a 3.8 GHz base clock and 5.1 GHz boost clock. It is suitable for high-refresh-rate 1080p and 1440p gaming, as well as demanding multi-threaded applications. Compared to similarly priced AMD Ryzen 5000 series CPUs, it offers competitive gaming performance but generally lower multi-core efficiency.
Performance Benchmarks
Scores are grouped by benchmark family so it is easy to compare raw speed, threaded output, and real-world value without mixing scales.
Render Workloads
Next-Gen Scale
Cross-Platform
Large Sample Pool
Value & Efficiency
These derived metrics use Cinebench R23 multi-core performance to keep the value calculation consistent across the catalog.
Performance per Watt
101.4 pts/W
Performance per Dollar
41.6 pts/$
Gaming Performance
These results come from real submitted gameplay sessions, so the reference GPU matters as much as the CPU itself.
Reference GPU
The Forest
Mixed player settings
138 FPS
Smooth
Reference GPU
Minecraft
Mixed player settings
32 FPS
Playable
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βA solid choice for gamers prioritizing high frame rates with a discrete GPU.β

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