The new i7-10700K versus the I7-9700K’s

How does Intel’s 10th generation chip differ from the i7-9700k? Well, both processors come with eight-cores, but the i7-10700K boosts the thread count from eight-threads to sixteen, and supports hyper-threading this time around.

Also there’s a noticeable difference in the thermal design power of each chip. The i7-10700K has a TDP of 125W and the i7-9700K’s 95W. The i7-10700K also includes a 20MB cache instead compared to the I7-9700K’s that’s includes a 12MB cache.

The Intel Core i7-10700K also has a rated base clock of 3.8GHz compared to 3.6GHz on the Intel Core i7-9700K. Both processors can boost one core using Intel’s Turbo Boost technology, with the i7-10700K reaching up to 5GHz, while the i7-9700K can reach clock speeds of 4.9GHz. Just like the i7-9700K, the Intel Core i7-10700K is also unlocked.

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