Core i7-11700B: specs and benchmarks

Summary

Intel started Core i7-11700B sales 1 April 2021. This is a notebook processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 8 cores and 16 threads, and is based on 10 nm SuperFin manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 4800 MHz and a locked multiplier.

Compatibility-wise, this is FCBGA1787 processor with a TDP of 65 Watt. It supports Up to 3200 MT/s memory.

Primary details

Core i7-11700B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.

Place in the ranking	525
Place by popularity	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop
Power efficiency	20.46	of 100.00 (Ryzen Z1 Extreme)
Release date	1 April 2021 (3 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 cores	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	16
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	of 4.7 GHz (FX-9590)
Boost clock speed	4.8 GHz	of 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS)
Bus rate	8 GT/s
L3 cache	24 MB	of 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X)
Chip lithography	10 nm SuperFin	of 3 nm (Apple M3 Max 16-Core)
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	of 110 °C (Atom x7-E3950)
64 bit support	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-11700B 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 configuration	1	of 8 (Opteron 842)
Socket	FCBGA1787
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	of 500 Watt (Xeon 6960P)

Technologies and extensions

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

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+
Speed Shift	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	+
Idle States	+
Thermal Monitoring	+
Flex Memory Access	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+
Deep Learning Boost	+

Security technologies

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

TXT	-
EDB	+
Secure Key	+
Identity Protection	+
SGX	Yes 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 i7-11700B's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.

Supported memory types	Up to 3200 MT/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	of 6 TiB (EPYC 9124)
Max memory channels	2	of 12 (Xeon Platinum 9221)
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	of 460.8 GB/s (EPYC 9124)

Graphics specifications

General parameters of a GPU integrated into Core i7-11700B.

Integrated graphics card	Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video	+
Graphics max frequency	1.45 GHz
Execution Units	32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-11700B's integrated GPU.

Number of displays supported

4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-11700B's integrated GPU, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680x4320@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-11700B's integrated GPU, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.

PCI Express lanes

20

of 128 (EPYC 7551P)

Benchmark performance

Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Core i7-11700B. 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.

---

Closest competitors

Core i7-11700B's performance relative to its closest rivals among notebook CPUs.

---