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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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About This Product
The Intel Core i7-11700KF is an 8-core, 16-thread desktop processor from the 11th Gen Rocket Lake-S series. With a 3.6 GHz base clock and 5.0 GHz boost, it offers strong single-core performance suitable for gaming at 1080p and 1440p, often achieving high refresh rates. Compared to current generation CPUs in its price range, it provides competitive gaming performance but may fall behind in multi-threaded workloads due to its older architecture.
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
117.9 pts/W
Performance per Dollar
60.2 pts/$
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