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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 53842 0 % 40500 24.8 %
Future Proof 62 % 0 % 21 % 66.1 %
Benchmark Score 8404 0 % 2690 68 %
Single Thread Score 2658.2 0 % 1682 36.7 %
Encrypting Data 4554.4 MB/s 0 % 1038 MB/s 77.2 %
Compressing Data 183.1 MB/s 0 % 65.8 MB/s 64.1 %
String objects sorting 24353.6 thousand/s 0 % 9014.9 thousand/s 63 %
Prime numbers generation 35 millions/s 0 % 25.9 millions/s 26.1 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 45095.4 millions/s 0 % 14398.1 millions/s 68.1 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 27867.2 millions/s 0 % 7466.9 millions/s 73.2 %

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 114.1 FPS 74.3 FPS
High settings 182.6 FPS 119.0 FPS
Medium settings 228.3 FPS 148.7 FPS
Low settings 285.3 FPS 185.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 34.9 %

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 i7-8700 Core i5-2500K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 145.2 FPS 121.4 FPS
High settings 232.3 FPS 194.3 FPS
Medium settings 290.4 FPS 242.9 FPS
Low settings 363.0 FPS 303.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 16.4 %
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