Performance Specification
CPU Speed
3.6 GHz
Turbo Speed
4.6 GHz
Physical Cores
8 cores
Threads
16 threads
CPU Codename
Rocket Lake
TDP (Power)
125W
Lithography
14nm
Mobo Socket
LGA 1200
Bit Width
64 Bit
Memory Channels
2
Maximum memory
64GB
CPU Features
Notebook CPU
Unlocked Multiplier
L1 Cache
512KB
L2 Cache
2048KB
L3 Cache
16KB
Approved
Rating & Price
GD RATING
Unknown
Release price
$499
Core i7-11700K 8-Core 3.6GHz Game Requirement Analysis
The Core i7-11700K 8-Core 3.7GHz is a top-end CPU based on a refinement of the 14nm++ Comet Lake microarchitecture.
It offers 8 physical cores (16 logical), initially clocked at 3.6GHz, which may go up to 4.6GHz using 8 cores with All-Core Turbo Boost, or up to 5.0GHz boost clock on a single or dual core. The i7-11700K has 16MB of L3 Cache.
Among its many features, HyperThreading, Turbo Boost 2.0 and Virtualization are activated and the processor has its multiplier unlocked.
This Core i7-11700K 8-Core CPU offers the fastest gaming performance of any Intel CPU as of 2021, and will not be the bottleneck in any modern gaming PC. It will be able to play all modern games comfortably on ultra graphics performance at any supported resolution without being a hindrance to the accompanying GPU.
[Please be aware that GD data is constantly refined as more information and reports are made available.]
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