i7-610E vs i7-9700F

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-9700F and Core i7-610E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	900	2259
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	8.79	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i7	Intel Core i7
Power efficiency	12.15	3.52
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)	Arrandale (2010−2011)
Release date	23 April 2019 (5 years ago)	7 January 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$323	$332

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i7-9700F and Core i7-610E basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	8 (Octa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	8	4
Base clock speed	3 GHz	2.53 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.7 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	DMI 1.0
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	1 × 2.5 GT/s
Multiplier	30	19
L1 cache	512 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	12 MB (shared)	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	no data	81 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	382 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-9700F and Core i7-610E compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA1151	BGA1288
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-9700F and Core i7-610E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	1.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
SIPP	+	-
PAE	no data	36 Bit
FDI	no data	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+

Security technologies

Core i7-9700F and Core i7-610E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	-
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-9700F and Core i7-610E are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-9700F and Core i7-610E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066
Maximum memory size	128 GB	8.79 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	17.051 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	766 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-9700F and Core i7-610E integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-9700F and Core i7-610E.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	16	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	8.66	1.35
Recency	23 April 2019	7 January 2010
Physical cores	8	2
Threads	8	4
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt

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