Core i7-10700T: specs and benchmarks

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Core i7-10700T
2020
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
8.06

Core i7-10700T provides acceptable benchmark performance at 8.06% of a leader's which is a 96-core EPYC 9655P.

Summary

Intel started Core i7-10700T sales 1 April 2020. This is a desktop processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 8 cores and 16 threads, and is based on 14 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 4500 MHz and a locked multiplier.

Compatibility-wise, this is FCLGA1200 processor with a TDP of 35 Watt. It supports DDR4-2933 memory.

Primary details

Core i7-10700T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.

Place in the ranking937
Place by popularitynot in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processor
Power efficiency21.68of 100.00 (Core Ultra 7 164U)
Release date1 April 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.

Physical cores8 (Octa-Core)
Threads16
Base clock speed2 GHzof 4.7 GHz (Ryzen 9 7900X)
Boost clock speed4.5 GHzof 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS)
Bus rate8 GT/s
L3 cache16 MB Intel® Smart Cacheof 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X)
Chip lithography14 nmof 3 nm (Core Ultra 9 285K)
Maximum core temperature100 °Cof 110 °C (Core Ultra 9 185H)
64 bit support+
Windows 11 compatibility+

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-10700T compatibility with other computer components and devices: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1of 8 (Xeon Platinum 8454H)
SocketFCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)35 Wattof 500 Watt (Xeon 6960P)

Technologies and extensions

Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Core i7-10700T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+
Turbo Boost Technology2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology+
Idle States+
Thermal Monitoring+
SIPP+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+

Security technologies

Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+
EDB+
Secure Key+
Identity Protection+
SGXYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard+

Virtualization technologies

Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.

VT-d+
VT-x+
EPT+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Core i7-10700T's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933
Maximum memory size128 GBof 6 TiB (EPYC 9654)
Max memory channels2of 12 (Xeon Platinum 9221)
Maximum memory bandwidth45.8 GB/sof 460.8 GB/s (EPYC 9654)

Graphics specifications

General parameters of a GPU integrated into Core i7-10700T.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memory64 GB
Quick Sync Video+
Clear Video+
Clear Video HD+
Graphics max frequency1.2 GHz
InTru 3D+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-10700T's integrated GPU.

Number of displays supported3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-10700T's integrated GPU, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096 x 2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-10700T's integrated GPU, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12
OpenGL4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.

PCIe version3.0of 5.0 (EPYC 9655P)
PCI Express lanes16of 128 (EPYC 9655P)

Benchmark performance

Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Core i7-10700T. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i7-10700T 8.06

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i7-10700T 12805

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i7-10700T 1415

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i7-10700T 5788

Gaming performance

Closest competitors

Core i7-10700T's performance relative to its closest rivals among desktop CPUs.


Ryzen 3 5300G 101.12
Core i7-7800X 100.62
Core i7-8700 100.12
Core i7-10700T 100
Ryzen 5 3500 99.88

AMD equivalent

According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to Core i7-10700T is Ryzen 5 3500, which is nearly equal in speed and lower by 1 position in our ranking.

Here are some closest AMD rivals to Core i7-10700T:

Ryzen 5 1600X 101.99
Ryzen 3 5300G 101.12
Core i7-10700T 100
Ryzen 5 3500 99.88
Ryzen 5 1600 95.91

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