Intel Core I7-11700K

The Intel Core i7-11700K is a desktop processor with 8 cores, launched in March 2021. It is part of the Core i7 lineup, using the Rocket Lake-S architecture with Socket 1200. Thanks to Intel Hyper-Threading the core-count is effectively doubled, to 16 threads. Core i7-11700K has 16MB of L3 cache and operates at 3.6 GHz by default, but can boost up to 5 GHz, depending on the workload. Intel is building the Core i7-11700K on a 14 nm production process, the transistor count is unknown. You may freely adjust the unlocked multiplier on Core i7-11700K, which simplifies overclocking greatly, as you can easily dial in any overclocking frequency.