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Intel logo Core i7-8700K
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Intel logo Core i3-8100

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General information Core i7-8700K Core i3-8100
Launched Q4 2017 Q4 2017
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1151-2 FCLGA1151-2
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i3
Core Family Name Coffee Lake Coffee Lake
Clock 3.7 GHz 0 % 3.6 GHz 2.7 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 12 0 % 4 66.7 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 W 0 % 65 W 31.6 %
Maximum supported RAM 128 GB 0 % 64 GB 50 %
Lithography 14 nm 0 % 14 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 6 × 256 kB
4 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 12 MB
1 × 6 MB
ECC Supported No Yes
Multithreading Supported Yes No
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630 Intel UHD Graphics 630
Performance Core i7-8700K Core i3-8100
Overall Score 54502 0 % 44604 18.2 %
Future Proof 62 % 0 % 62 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 8824 0 % 3958 55.1 %
Single Thread Score 2737.5 0 % 2229.9 18.5 %
Encrypting Data 4829.5 MB/s 0 % 1807.6 MB/s 62.6 %
Compressing Data 194.8 MB/s 0 % 81.4 MB/s 58.2 %
String objects sorting 25779.9 thousand/s 0 % 10337.4 thousand/s 59.9 %
Prime numbers generation 39.2 millions/s 0 % 28.3 millions/s 27.9 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 46117.7 millions/s 0 % 16148.3 millions/s 65 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 28764.1 millions/s 0 % 13766.7 millions/s 52.1 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-8700K, Core i3-8100.

Average frames per second Core i7-8700K Core i3-8100
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 116.6 FPS 87.2 FPS
High settings 186.5 FPS 139.5 FPS
Medium settings 233.1 FPS 174.4 FPS
Low settings 291.4 FPS 218.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 25.2 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i7-8700K Core i3-8100
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 146.7 FPS 129.3 FPS
High settings 234.8 FPS 206.8 FPS
Medium settings 293.5 FPS 258.5 FPS
Low settings 366.9 FPS 323.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 11.9 %
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