Intel · Released Oct 2020
Core i7-10700K Review
Comet Lake · 8C/16T · 125 W · LGA1200
Intel Core i7-10700K — the Comet Lake chip with 8 cores on LGA1200.
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Specdex Score
70
/ 100
single 72
multi 70
gaming 69
Pros
- +Strong per-core performance
- +Hybrid P/E cores (12th gen+)
- +Wide platform availability
Cons
- −Power draw on top SKUs
- −Frequent socket changes
- −Arrow Lake gaming regressions
Full score breakdown
single 72
multi 70
gaming 69
efficiency 77
Specifications
Architecture
Comet Lake
Cores
8
Threads
16
TDP
125 W
Socket
LGA1200
Release year
2020