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Intel logo Core i7-8700K
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General information Core i7-8700K Core i5-2500
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 3.7 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 % 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 2000
Performance Core i7-8700K Core i5-2500
Overall Score 54501 0 % 40411 25.9 %
Future Proof 62 % 0 % 21 % 66.1 %
Benchmark Score 8823 0 % 2667 69.8 %
Single Thread Score 2742.9 0 % 1715.5 37.5 %
Encrypting Data 4818.8 MB/s 0 % 1032.6 MB/s 78.6 %
Compressing Data 194.9 MB/s 0 % 66.3 MB/s 66 %
String objects sorting 25694.2 thousand/s 0 % 9048.9 thousand/s 64.8 %
Prime numbers generation 39.3 millions/s 0 % 24.1 millions/s 38.6 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 46114.7 millions/s 0 % 14539 millions/s 68.5 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 28790.7 millions/s 0 % 7390.4 millions/s 74.3 %

Comparison of average FPS

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

Average frames per second Core i7-8700K Core i5-2500
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 116.6 FPS 74.8 FPS
High settings 186.5 FPS 119.6 FPS
Medium settings 233.1 FPS 149.5 FPS
Low settings 291.4 FPS 186.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 35.9 %

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 i5-2500
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 146.5 FPS 121.7 FPS
High settings 234.4 FPS 194.7 FPS
Medium settings 293.0 FPS 243.4 FPS
Low settings 366.3 FPS 304.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 17 %
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