Hard to Justify: Intel Core i7-10700K CPU Review & Benchmarks vs. 3900X, 3700X, 10600K

Here's our review and benchmarks of the Intel i7-10700K CPU, with a focus on the 10700K vs. AMD Ryzen 7 3900X, 3700X, and Intel i5-10600K. Tests for thermals, overclocking, production, & more.
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This is our third installation of Intel 10-series ("10th Gen," by Intel standards) of CPUs, now focusing on the Intel Core i7-10700K that we bought on launch of the processors. Our previous reviews include the Intel i9-10900K, i5-10600K, and benchmarks of the i5-10600K with additional tuning to show how high performance can go (within reason). For this one, the most apt price comparison for the Intel i7-10700K would be the AMD Ryzen 9 3900X (at similar pricing) and AMD Ryzen 7 3700X (at cheaper pricing), or the Intel i5-10600K from a gaming standpoint. The 10900K is primarily interesting as a show of the top-end of Intel's desktop parts, of course, and so the 10700K ends up awkwardly in the middle of Intel's lineup, while also providing middling performance. In our search for the best CPUs, we tested video editing (Adobe Premiere rendering), Blender Cycles rendering, Handbrake transcoding, V-Ray, compression & decompression, and gaming at 1080p and 1440p, alongside power and thermals.

RELATED CONTENT BY GN

Learn how Intel power budget works, including Thermal Velocity Boost: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4th6YElNm5w

Intel i5-10600K Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQVBlCfb72M
Intel Cache Ratio & RAM Tuning: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbHyF50m-rs

Find our brand new CPU testing methodology for 2020 over here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sg9WgwIkhvU&feature=emb_title
Article version of CPU testing methodology: https://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/3577-cpu-test-methodology-unveil-for-2020-compile-gaming-more

RELATED PRODUCTS

Intel i7-10700K on Amazon (eventually): https://geni.us/JZO9YWZ
Intel i9-10900K on Amazon (should be here soon): https://geni.us/AuKy
Intel i5-10600K on Amazon: https://geni.us/wYMMMj
ASUS Z490 Maximus XII Extreme on Amazon: https://geni.us/v82myK
AMD R5 3600 on Amazon: https://geni.us/Czsy
AMD R9 3900X on Amazon: https://geni.us/31e4Wc

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Recapping 10600K, 10900K, & Pricing of 10700K
03:10 - Intel i7-10700K Temperatures & Core-to-Core Delta
04:13 - Intel i7-10700K Intel Boost Settings
05:00 - Single-Thread & All-Thread Boosting Behavior
06:03 - Three Kingdoms Campaign 10700K Gaming Benchmark
07:10 - Hitman 2 CPU Scaling for 10700K vs. 10600K, 3900X, etc
07:45 - F1 2019 1080p & 1440p CPU Gaming Benchmarks
09:27 - The Division 2 CPU Benchmarks & GPU Bind
10:35 - Shadow of the Tomb Raider CPU Benchmark
12:18 - Red Dead Redemption 2 CPU Benchmark (2020)
13:09 - GTA V CPU Benchmarks
14:00 - Best CPUs for Blender Cycles 3D Rendering (Benchmarks)
16:15 - Adobe Premiere Rendering CPU Benchmarks
16:56 - 7-Zip Compression & Decompression CPU Benchmarks
18:52 - Code Compile CPU Benchmark (Chromium)
19:38 - Handbrake Transcoding CPU Benchmarks
20:07 - Chaos Group V-Ray CPU Benchmarks
20:44 - Intel i7-10700K Power Consumption
21:25 - Conclusion of if Intel i7-10700K is Worth It

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Host, Editorial, Testing: Steve Burke
Testing, Additional Research: Patrick Lathan
Video: Keegan Gallick

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