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Intel logo Core i7-8700
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General information Core i7-8700 Core i5-2500K
Launched Q4 2017 Q4 2010
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1151-2 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Coffee Lake Sandy Bridge
Clock 3.2 GHz 3 % 3.3 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4.6 GHz 0 % 3.7 GHz 19.6 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 12 0 % 4 66.7 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 W 31.6 % 95 W 0 %
Lithography 14 nm 56.3 % 32 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
2 × 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 3000
Performance Core i7-8700 Core i5-2500K
Overall Score 53705 0 % 40398 24.8 %
Future Proof 62 % 0 % 21 % 66.1 %
Benchmark Score 8319 0 % 2663 68 %
Single Thread Score 2626.5 0 % 1701.4 35.2 %
Encrypting Data 4527.1 MB/s 0 % 1044.2 MB/s 76.9 %
Compressing Data 183.7 MB/s 0 % 66 MB/s 64.1 %
String objects sorting 24055.5 thousand/s 0 % 9072.1 thousand/s 62.3 %
Prime numbers generation 35.2 millions/s 0 % 26.1 millions/s 25.8 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 44959.7 millions/s 0 % 14434.6 millions/s 67.9 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 27660.8 millions/s 0 % 7373.4 millions/s 73.3 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-8700, Core i5-2500K.

Average frames per second Core i7-8700 Core i5-2500K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 114.2 FPS 74.7 FPS
High settings 182.8 FPS 119.5 FPS
Medium settings 228.5 FPS 149.4 FPS
Low settings 285.6 FPS 186.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 34.6 %

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 i7-8700 Core i5-2500K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 145.3 FPS 121.8 FPS
High settings 232.5 FPS 194.9 FPS
Medium settings 290.7 FPS 243.6 FPS
Low settings 363.3 FPS 304.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 16.2 %
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