Intel Core i3-10305T vs Intel Core i7-7700

Processor comparisons   19-03-2021
   You may have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests Intel Core i3-10305T vs Intel Core i7-7700 and decide which is better for games or normal use for streaming, programming, video editing, machine learning, rendering. Here is useful information from various benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests such as Blender, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Prime95, 7zip, PassMark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Furmark, WPrime, RealBench, SuperPi, 3DMark, PCMark 10, MATLAB, AIDA64, UserBenchmark, Blender, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Gears 5, Dolphin Emulator, GeekBench 6, 5.2, VeraCrypt, Handbrake.
   And how good the processors are in games:

Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Borderlands 3
Valheim
Valorant
Death Stranding
Overwatch
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Grand Theft Auto V
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Red Dead Redemption 2
Fortnite
Last Man Standing
Fallout 76
Rainbow Six Siege
DOOM: Eternal
Apex Legends
Halo Infinite
Watch Dogs Legion
Cyberpunk 2077

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-7700 or Intel Core i3-10305T.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Core i3-10305T

52%

Core i7-7700

52%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i3-10305T

52%

Core i7-7700

53%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a small game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Half-Life: Alyx, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), League of Legends (LOL), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Hitman 3, Forza Horizon 4, Ghostrunner, Control, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Monster Hunter World, Horizon Zero Dawn, Battlefield V, Metro Exodus, DOTA 2A, NBA 2K20.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	92.0	94.1
Valorant	104.6	106.9
Cyberpunk 2077	58.6	59.9
Apex Legends	98.3	100.5
Call of Duty Warzone	78.4	80.2
Overwatch	84.7	86.6
Red Dead Redemption 2	72.2	73.8
DOOM Eternal	52.3	53.5
Warzone	81.6	83.4
Assassin's Creed	87.8	89.8
Valheim	86.8	88.7

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers that were in the comparisons not only did they have different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i3-10305T

123%

Core i7-7700

59%

To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i3-10305T is more energy efficient than the Core i7-7700 as it consumes less power: 35W vs. 65W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, programming, streaming, video rendering or video editing, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum performance, the processor includes all threads and cores that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to work, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i3-10305T	Intel Core i7-7700
Cinbench 15 Single-core	184	186
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	925	901
Cinbench 20 Single-core	428	414
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	2094	2138
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1113	1115
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	4325	4329

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i3-10305T	Intel Core i7-7700
Single-Core	2490	2460
Multi-Core	8654	8664

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i3-10305T	Intel Core i7-7700
Single-Core	1295	1162
Multi-Core	3945	5965

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	Intel Core i3-10305T	Intel Core i7-7700
Announcement date	April 01, 2020	October 01, 2016
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	FCLGA1200	LGA1151
Core name	Comet Lake	Kaby Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	10	7
Turbo Frequency	4 MHz	4.2 MHz
Frequency	3 MHz	3.6 MHz
Cores	4	4
Threads	8	8
Bus rate	8 GT/s	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	2600 millions	2460 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	35 W	65 W
Memory type	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Max. Memory	128 Gb	64 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	8 MB	8 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i7-7700 is 16% better than Core i3-10305T in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i3-10305T is better: 10
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-7700 is better: 20
Although it should be understood that all the number in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of of people who bought Intel Core i3-10305T and Intel Core i7-7700 before making a decision which of the processors to buy for gaming.

Intel Core i3-10305T - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i3-10305T specs and review.

• Intel Core i7-7700 specs and review.