Core i7 10700K
Intel desktop processor · Core i 10th gen · launched May 2020
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Launch price in today's dollars
The Core i7 10700K launched at $374 in 2020. Adjusted with the U.S. Consumer Price Index, that is about $478 in 2026 dollars (7-month average), a 28% rise over 6 years. At its launch price that is 46 Blender points per $100.
Method: launch price × (CPI 2026 average ÷ CPI 2020 average), calendar-year averages of BLS series CPIAUCSL. 2026 covers 7 months so far.
Blender rendering score
Median score 171 (middle half of runs 161–183) across 168 community runs on Blender 4.x with the CPU backend. That is #125 of 290 desktop processors in our dataset with a score, and #10 of 25 in the Core i 10th gen.
This is a rendering benchmark (samples per minute over the monster, junkshop and classroom scenes), not a gaming benchmark. It says how fast the part renders in Blender's Cycles engine and nothing about frame rates. Source: Blender Open Data, CC0, snapshot 2026-09-06.
Specifications
| Vendor | Intel |
|---|---|
| Series | Core i 10th gen |
| Launched | May 2020 |
| Launch price | $374 (1,000-unit price) |
| Socket | LGA 1200 |
| Cores / threads | 8 / 16 |
| Base clock | 3.8 GHz |
| Boost clock | 5.1 GHz |
| L3 cache | 16 MB |
| Rated power | 125 W (TDP) |
| Integrated graphics | UHD 630 |
| Tier | 7-series |
The Intel 7-series over time
Intel desktop processors in the same tier around this one, oldest first, re-releases left out. Prices in launch dollars and in 2026 dollars; scores are Blender 4.x medians where they exist.
| Part | Year | Launch price | In 2026 $ | Blender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core i7 9700K | 2018 | $374 | $493 | 137 |
| Core i7 9800X | 2018 | $589 | $776 | 142 |
| Core i7 9700KF | 2019 | $374 | $484 | 124 |
| Core i7 9700 | 2019 | $323 | $418 | 104 |
| Core i7 9700F | 2019 | $323 | $418 | 112 |
| Core i7 9700T | 2019 | $323 | $418 | — |
| Core i7 10700 | 2020 | $323 | $413 | 143 |
| Core i7 10700F | 2020 | $298 | $381 | 141 |
| Core i7 10700K | 2020 | $374 | $478 | 171 |
| Core i7 10700KF | 2020 | $349 | $446 | 166 |
| Core i7 10700T | 2020 | $325 | $415 | 93 |
| Core i7 11700 | 2021 | $323 | $394 | 163 |
| Core i7 11700F | 2021 | $298 | $364 | 165 |
| Core i7 11700K | 2021 | $399 | $487 | 190 |
| Core i7 11700KF | 2021 | $374 | $457 | 180 |
| Core i7 11700T | 2021 | $323 | $394 | — |
Compare with
- Core i5 10600 · 2020 · $213 · 139
- Core i7 10700 · 2020 · $323 · 143
- Core i7 10700F · 2020 · $298 · 141
- Core i7 10700KF · 2020 · $349 · 166
- Core i7 10700T · 2020 · $325 · 93
- Core i9 10850K · 2020 · $453 · 220
- Core i9 10900 · 2020 · $439 · 161
- Core i9 10900F · 2020 · $422 · 181
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