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Intel logo Core i7-8700K
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General information Core i7-8700K Core i3-2120
Launched Q4 2017 Q1 2011
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1151-2 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i3
Core Family Name Coffee Lake Sandy Bridge
Clock 3.7 GHz 0 % 3.3 GHz 10.8 %
Cores 6 0 % 2 66.7 %
Threads 12 0 % 4 66.7 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 W 0 % 65 W 31.6 %
Lithography 14 nm 56.3 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
2 × 32 kB Instruction
2 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 6 × 256 kB
2 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 12 MB
1 × 3 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630 Intel HD Graphics 2000
Performance Core i7-8700K Core i3-2120
Overall Score 54495 0 % 33534 38.5 %
Future Proof 62 % 0 % 23 % 62.9 %
Benchmark Score 8819 0 % 1265 85.7 %
Single Thread Score 2755.6 0 % 1520.1 44.8 %
Encrypting Data 4845.7 MB/s 0 % 2878.6 MB/s 40.6 %
Compressing Data 194.7 MB/s 0 % 40.5 MB/s 79.2 %
String objects sorting 25566 thousand/s 0 % 6161.4 thousand/s 75.9 %
Prime numbers generation 38.8 millions/s 0 % 11.9 millions/s 69.3 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 45687.4 millions/s 0 % 9394.2 millions/s 79.4 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 28523.2 millions/s 0 % 3625.4 millions/s 87.3 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-8700K, Core i3-2120.

Average frames per second Core i7-8700K Core i3-2120
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 116.5 FPS 54.3 FPS
High settings 186.5 FPS 86.9 FPS
Medium settings 233.1 FPS 108.6 FPS
Low settings 291.4 FPS 135.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 53.4 %

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 i3-2120
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 146.4 FPS 109.4 FPS
High settings 234.3 FPS 175.0 FPS
Medium settings 292.9 FPS 218.8 FPS
Low settings 366.1 FPS 273.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 25.3 %
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