In the latest Core i9-10900K test, we found it to be great for high fps games, but the power draw, price and performance are not as good as the competition, AMD, offers. Intel still maintained its lead in games, but the 10900K is definitely not an ideal processor. If games are your priority, the alternative may be the Core i7-10700K which is actually just a redesignated and slightly modified Core i9-9900K.
Rating
Intel Core i7-10700K is an interesting processor for gamers, but then for no one else. It offers comparable or slightly higher performance than 9900K, but at a significantly lower price. You could say that it is a rebrand, but the processor still brings some changes. However, these are generally negligible and for 9900K owners, upgrading to 10700K is completely unnecessary. The 10700K is more interesting in terms of price to performance ratio for gaming, especially at high fps. Given the lower price compared to its predecessor and not large losses to 10900K, this may not be a completely bad deal for gaming. Compared to its predecessor, better temperatures are nice to see thanks to its reworked composition. However, the power draw is almost the same.
For anything but gaming, the 10700K is hard to recommend. It is in the same price range as the 3900X which will wipe the floor with it in any productivity test. The only areas where Intel can have an advantage are applications that can use integrated GPU for HW acceleration. Unfortunately, AMD does not have an iGPU and Intel offers something extra in this area. To sum it up, the transition from older 9900K to 10700K is pointless, and consider the 10700K only if you are currently looking for a processor to play games at above-standard high fps and plan to build a computer from scratch. In reality, however, I do not consider the current time to build a computer appropriate, especially due to the new upcoming graphics cards from Nvidia as well as new Ryzen processors which can significantly shuffle the cards in the market.
| Intel Core i7-10700K |
| + surprisingly good price to performance ratio for high fps gaming |
| + lower price compared to its predecessor |
| + good temperatures thanks to modification of the processor structure |
| + iGPU for HW acceleration/emergency use without dGPU |
| - not a proper upgrade for 9900K owners |
| - price level of 3900X that is significantly better for work purposes |
| - as high power draw as that of 9900K |
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English translation and edit by Lukáš Terényi
