Core i9-10900F vs Core i7-10700

Short answer: which is best?

Core i9-10900F is 26.8 % stronger than Core i7-10700. Core i9-10900F ranks #19 of 53 measured processors at WhatFPS (9,329 CPU score over 1 verified runs). Core i7-10700 ranks #30 of 53 measured processors at WhatFPS (7,356 CPU score over 1 verified runs). The numbers are measured in 2 verified WhatFPS runs — not estimated, not self-reported.

Measured comparison

MetricCore i9-10900FCore i7-10700
CPU score (the processor's own performance)9,3297,356
Best rig (GAMING — whole PC)7,4064,283
Integer (MT)8.4 Gop/s5.5 Gop/s
Single-thread (1T)0.55 Gop/s0.49 Gop/s
Draw calls/s (DX11)4,374,6256,902,462
Cores / threads10 / 208 / 16
L3 cache20 MB16 MB

What the numbers mean

The CPU score is the processor's own performance — that is what we rank on. GAMING is the whole rig's score in the best PC we measured the processor in, and leans heavily on the graphics card. A strong processor in a weak PC gets a low GAMING score without being worse. We show both and never mix them.

All numbers come from our benchmark suite: four hand-built 3D scenes written directly against the graphics APIs in Rust, the same load on every PC. The methodology is open at https://whatfps.com/metodik

All measurements for Core i9-10900F · All measurements for Core i7-10700