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Intel logo Core i7-8700K
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General information Core i7-8700K Core i5-3550
Launched Q4 2017 Q1 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1151-2 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Coffee Lake Ivy Bridge
Clock 3.7 GHz 0 % 3.3 GHz 10.8 %
Turbo Clock 4.7 GHz 0 % 3.7 GHz 21.3 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 12 0 % 4 66.7 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 W 0 % 77 W 18.9 %
Lithography 14 nm 36.4 % 22 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 No
Multithreading Supported Yes No
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630 Intel HD Graphics 2500
Performance Core i7-8700K Core i5-3550
Overall Score 54642 0 % 42092 23 %
Future Proof 62 % 0 % 28 % 54.8 %
Benchmark Score 8915 0 % 3139 64.8 %
Single Thread Score 2719.3 0 % 1995 26.6 %
Encrypting Data 4793.9 MB/s 0 % 1213.9 MB/s 74.7 %
Compressing Data 196.4 MB/s 0 % 73.2 MB/s 62.8 %
String objects sorting 25700.9 thousand/s 0 % 9402.8 thousand/s 63.4 %
Prime numbers generation 39 millions/s 0 % 28.9 millions/s 25.8 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 45531.5 millions/s 0 % 15399.6 millions/s 66.2 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 28602.4 millions/s 0 % 11293.7 millions/s 60.5 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-8700K, Core i5-3550.

Average frames per second Core i7-8700K Core i5-3550
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 116.5 FPS 79.4 FPS
High settings 186.4 FPS 127.0 FPS
Medium settings 233.1 FPS 158.7 FPS
Low settings 291.3 FPS 198.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 31.9 %

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 i5-3550
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 146.6 FPS 124.4 FPS
High settings 234.5 FPS 199.1 FPS
Medium settings 293.2 FPS 248.9 FPS
Low settings 366.5 FPS 311.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 15.1 %
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