Intel's i7-10700K Comet Lake CPU is 18% off today

Amazon is discounting the Intel Core i7-10700K desktop CPU by 18% today, bringing the price down to $316, which is $71 off the normal $387 list price. As it is not a "Top Deal" and does not appear to be included among the Deal of the Day offerings, it's unclear how long this discount will last for.

If you're not too fussed about onboard graphics, you can pick up the Intel Core i7-10700KF, where 'K' indicates that it's unlocked and the 'F' indicate that there are no integrated graphics, also at an 18% discount even cheaper at $297.46, which is $63.54 off its normal $361 list price. So to be absolutely clear, this variant, which is only $18.54 cheaper than the i7-10700K (with graphics), will require that you have a separate GPU in your system.

So what are you getting for that price, you may ask? Below are some highlights:

8 Cores / 16 Threads

Socket type LGA 1200

Up to 5.1 GHz unlocked

Compatible with Intel 400 series chipset based motherboards

Intel Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 support

Intel Optane Memory support

Intel released its 10th generation Comet Lake CPUs almost exactly a year ago on April 30. The release brought along a few surprises like Hyperthreading for all except the Celeron series, and a slightly higher TDP at 125W on unlocked "K" i5, i7 and i9 variants instead of the 95W TDP on the previous generation.