ProcessorReleased ≈2023Entry levelIntel LGA1700 platform
Intel Core i7-11700K
Intel Core i7-11700K is a 8-core Intel processor on the Intel LGA1700 platform. Its gaming index is 100 and its heavy-work index is 124, where a Ryzen 5 7600 class chip is about 120. It is a balanced chip for gaming and everyday work.
$233est.Open comparison
The year marked with ≈ is the generation's launch period rather than this exact model's launch date.
What is good about it
What to know before buying
- No cooler in the box · budget for one
- 125W under load · needs a real tower cooler or liquid cooling
Best for
office work, browsing and light gaming
Socket LGA1200.
CPU buying guide
How to choose a processor
For gaming, buy enough CPU to keep your target FPS stable and move the remaining budget to the GPU. Add cores when rendering, compiling, streaming or heavy multitasking genuinely benefits from them.
Read the full buying guideSpecifications
- Released
- ≈2023
- Gaming index
- 100
- Multi-core index
- 124
- Cores
- 8
- Power draw
- 125W
- Planning price
- ₪780
