Intel Core i7 11700F 8-core LGA 1200
The 8-core, 16-thread design with a 4.9GHz boost clock and PCIe 4.0 support delivers strong single-core performance for an older 14nm platform. Its 65W TDP provides a solid balance of power efficiency and thermal output for a desktop chip without integrated graphics. This processor is best for budget-conscious system builders pairing it with a discrete GPU for 1080p gaming and general productivity.
Cores 8
Threads 16
Boost Clock 4900 MHz
L3 Cache 16 MB
TDP 65 W
Socket LGA 1200
67 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong efficiency (87th percentile) 87th
- Strong single thread (83rd percentile) 83rd
- Strong social proof (78th percentile) 78th
- Strong platform (78th percentile) 78th
Cons
- Below average user sentiment (12th percentile)
- Below average feature (20th percentile)
What owners think
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68/100Our AI sentiment read▼7
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| Brand | Intel |
| Series | Core i7 |
| Model | 11700F |
| Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Class | desktop |
| Process | 14 |
Cores & Clocks
| Cores | 8 |
| P-cores | 8 |
| Threads | 16 |
| Base Clock | 2500 |
| Boost Clock | 4900 |
Cache
| L2 Cache | 4 |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB |
Performance
| PassMark Multi | 20747 |
| PassMark Single | 3252 |
Memory
| Memory Type | DDR4 |
| Max Speed | 3200 |
| Channels | 2 |
| Max Memory | 128 |
| ECC | No |
Platform & Power
| Socket | LGA 1200 |
| PCIe | 4 |
| PCIe Lanes | 20 |
| TDP | 65 |
| Unlocked | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | Intel Core i7 11700F | AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D | G.Skill Trident Z Neo | Lenovo Ryzen 5 Sparepart: | be quiet! Ryzen 3 Dark Rock Pro 5 | Dell Xeon 641329687376-cr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| Threads | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 8 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 4900 | 5200 | 4200 | 4000 | 3400 | 2700 |
| L3 Cache Mb | 16 | 96 | 32 | 8 | 8 | 12 |
| Tdp W | 65 | 120 | 65 | 15 | 270 | 80 |
| Socket | LGA 1200 | AM5 | AMD Socket AM4 | AM4 | AM4 | LGA 1366 |
| Integrated Graphics | - | AMD Radeon Graphics | - | AMD Integrated Graphics | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Feature | Platform | User Sentiment | Efficiency | Multi Thread | Social Proof | Single Thread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i7 11700F | 76.3 | 20.4 | 77.8 | 12.2 | 86.8 | 77.3 | 78 | 83.2 |
| AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Compare | 91.4 | 98.5 | 95.2 | 92.9 | 87.8 | 90 | 96.5 | 95.7 |
| G.Skill Trident Z Neo Compare | 72.7 | 87.3 | 78.4 | 0 | 83.3 | 73.6 | 0 | 72.2 |
| Lenovo Ryzen 5 Sparepart: Compare | 64.2 | 54.9 | 57.2 | 0 | 99.3 | 65 | 9.2 | 66.6 |
| be quiet! Ryzen 3 Dark Rock Pro 5 Compare | 48.4 | 62.6 | 61 | 0 | 33.4 | 45.1 | 90.4 | 51.2 |
| Dell Xeon 641329687376-cr Compare | 31.4 | 42.1 | 17.9 | 0 | 37.3 | 32.6 | 7.8 | 24.7 |
Price
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