i7-11700 vs i7-10710U

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-10710U
2019
6 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
6.01
Core i7-11700
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
13.10
+118%

Core i7-11700 outperforms Core i7-10710U by a whopping 118% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-10710U and Core i7-11700 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1105579
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesComet Lakeno data
Power efficiency22.7519.07
Architecture codenameComet Lake-U (2019−2020)Rocket Lake (2021)
Release date21 August 2019 (5 years ago)16 March 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i7-10710U and Core i7-11700 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores6 (Hexa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1216
Base clock speed1.1 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.7 GHz4.9 GHz
Bus rate4 GT/s8 GT/s
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache12 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data276 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-10710U and Core i7-11700 compatibility with other computer components: 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA1528FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-10710U and Core i7-11700. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i7-10710U and Core i7-11700 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-10710U and Core i7-11700 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-10710U and Core i7-11700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth45.8 GB/s50 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel ProcessorsIntel UHD Graphics 750
Max video memory32 GB64 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video++
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency1.15 GHz1.3 GHz
Execution Units2432
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-10710U and Core i7-11700 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-10710U and Core i7-11700 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support++
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304@24Hz4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096 x 2304@60Hz5120 x 3200 @60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096 x 2304@60Hz5120 x 3200 @60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-10710U and Core i7-11700 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212.1
OpenGL4.54.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-10710U and Core i7-11700.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes1620

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score 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.

i7-10710U 6.01
i7-11700 13.10
+118%

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.

i7-10710U 9552
i7-11700 20807
+118%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

i7-10710U 6972
i7-11700 9493
+36.2%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

i7-10710U 31644
i7-11700 51493
+62.7%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

i7-10710U 10451
i7-11700 14738
+41%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

i7-10710U 5.24
i7-11700 4.19
+25.1%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

i7-10710U 12
i7-11700 20
+68%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

i7-10710U 1059
i7-11700 1767
+66.9%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

i7-10710U 176
i7-11700 233
+32.4%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

i7-10710U 2.18
i7-11700 2.77
+27.1%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

i7-10710U 6.4
i7-11700 12
+87.5%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

i7-10710U 4657
i7-11700 5962
+28%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

i7-10710U 61
i7-11700 93
+53.9%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

i7-10710U 204
i7-11700 267
+31%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

i7-10710U 5207
i7-11700 9760
+87.4%

Blender(-)

i7-10710U 618
+109%
i7-11700 295

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

i7-10710U 1227
i7-11700 1681
+37%

7-Zip Single

i7-10710U 4642
i7-11700 5810
+25.2%

7-Zip

i7-10710U 24493
i7-11700 44752
+82.7%

WebXPRT 3

i7-10710U 219
i7-11700 256
+16.9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.01 13.10
Integrated graphics card 5.58 4.50
Recency 21 August 2019 16 March 2021
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 65 Watt

i7-10710U has 24% faster integrated GPU, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

i7-11700, on the other hand, has a 118% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

The Core i7-11700 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-10710U in performance tests.

Be aware that Core i7-10710U is a notebook processor while Core i7-11700 is a desktop one.


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