Core i7-11700K
The Core i7-11700K is Intel’s 8-core, 16-thread processor for the LGA1200 platform, built on the Rocket Lake architecture. Below you’ll find its full spec sheet and gaming and Cinebench 2024 productivity benchmarks. It’s out of stock at the retailers we track right now, but the specs and benchmarks below still apply whenever it returns.
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Gaming & productivity performance
Gaming score: CPU-bound 1080p rating, normalized to 100. Cinebench 2024: multi- and single-core points (Cinebench 2024 (nanoreview.net)).
1080p Gaming
Cinebench Multi
Cinebench Single
The Core i7-11700K scores 50.2 on our 0–100 CPU gaming scale. In Cinebench 2024 it renders 745 points multi-core and 92 single-core — versus 2,482 for the fastest CPU we list (Core Ultra 7 270K Plus).
Performance-per-dollar rank among all CPUs with live pricing
Gaming value
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Productivity value
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Benchmark scores
Cinebench 2024 results from the source cited below.
Specifications
Cores & Clocks
- Cores / Threads
- 8 / 16
- Base clock
- 3.6 GHz
- Boost clock
- 5.0 GHz
- Architecture
- Rocket Lake
Cache & Process
- L3 cache
- 16 MB
- L2 cache
- 4 MB
- Process node
- Intel 14nm
- Released
- 2021-03-30
Memory & Platform
- Socket
- LGA1200
- Memory channels
- 2
- Max memory
- 128 GB
- Memory support
- DDR4, 3200
- Chipsets
- H470, Z490, W480, Q470, H510, B560, H570, Z590, Q570, W580
- PCIe
- PCIe 4.0
- ECC support
- No
Power & Extras
- TDP
- 125W
- Max power
- 225W
- Integrated graphics
- Intel UHD 750
- MSRP
- $439.00
The Core i7-11700K pairs 8 cores with 16 MB of L3 cache on the Intel 14nm process. Compare the Core i7-11700K against the full CPU lineup on the CPU comparison table, or build a compatible system around it with the PC Builder.
Where to buy the Core i7-11700K
Every in-stock retailer offer we track, cheapest first.
Currently out of stock
The Core i7-11700Kisn’t in stock at the retailers we track right now. Prices refresh daily, so check back — or compare in-stock alternatives below.
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