Intel Core i9-7920X vs Intel Core i7-11700T

Processor comparisons 23-03-2021

   You may have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the full tests Intel Core i9-7920X vs Intel Core i7-11700T and understand which is better for games or normal use for video editing, programming, streaming, rendering, machine learning. Here is useful information from real streaming and video editing tests or several benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, to make it 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 PassMark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), AIDA64, Handbrake, Blender, WPrime, 3DMark, PCMark 10, Prime95, Gears 5, MATLAB, Blender, RealBench, DaVinci Resolve Studio, VeraCrypt, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, UserBenchmark, Dolphin Emulator, SuperPi, Furmark, 7zip.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-11700T or Intel Core i9-7920X.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i9-7920X

57%

Core i7-11700T

57%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i9-7920X

57%

Core i7-11700T

55%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because this processor costs 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 summary table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Horizon Zero Dawn, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Microsoft Flight Simulator, Forza Horizon 4, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Battlefield V, Ghostrunner, League of Legends (LOL), Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Control, Hitman 3, DOTA 2A, Half-Life: Alyx, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Metro Exodus, Monster Hunter World, NBA 2K20.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	102.0	97.0
Valorant	115.9	110.3
Cyberpunk 2077	64.9	61.8
Apex Legends	108.9	103.7
Call of Duty Warzone	86.9	82.7
Overwatch	93.9	89.3
Red Dead Redemption 2	80.0	76.1
DOOM Eternal	57.9	55.1
Warzone	90.4	86.0
Assassin's Creed	97.4	92.6
Valheim	96.2	91.5

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 tested computers not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: FullHD, 2K or 4K. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i9-7920X

28%

Core i7-11700T

153%

To make a final resolution 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 i7-11700T is more energy efficient than the Core i9-7920X since it has less power consumption: 140W vs. 35W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to know its TDP. 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

Let's say you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, video editing or video rendering, streaming, programming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum efficiency, the processor includes all cores and threads that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether 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 run, 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 i9-7920X	Intel Core i7-11700T
Cinbench 15 Single-core	188	239
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2438	2285
Cinbench 20 Single-core	532	558
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	6318	5121
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1400	1455
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	17104	13552

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

	Intel Core i9-7920X	Intel Core i7-11700T
Single-Core	2458	3247
Multi-Core	23494	24722

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

	Intel Core i9-7920X	Intel Core i7-11700T
Single-Core	1206	1614
Multi-Core	13717	8864

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. The economy are obvious! It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i9-7920X	Intel Core i7-11700T
Announcement date	April 01, 2017	January 20, 2021
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	FCLGA2066	FCLGA1200
Core name	Skylake	Rocket Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	10	11
Turbo Frequency	4.3 MHz	4.6 MHz
Frequency	2.9 MHz	1.4 MHz
Cores	12	8
Threads	24	16
Bus rate	8 GT/s	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	7800 millions	8200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	140 W	35 W
Memory type	DDR4-2666	DDR4-3200
Max. Memory	128 Gb	128 Gb
Memory Frequency		3200
Memory bandwidth	85 GB/s	50 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache		4 MB
L3 cache	16.5 MB	16 MB
Overclocking	No	No
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 i9-7920X is 51% better than Core i7-11700T in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i9-7920X has 4 more core than Core i7-11700T. 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 i9-7920X is better: 20
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-11700T is better: 13
Although it should be realized that all the data in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch the video tests and read the opinion of of people who bought Intel Core i9-7920X and Intel Core i7-11700T before making a selection which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i9-7920X - all data

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

• Intel Core i9-7920X specs and review.

• Intel Core i7-11700T specs and review.