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Intel logo Core i7-8700K
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Intel logo Core i7-990X

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General information Core i7-8700K Core i7-990X
Launched Q4 2017 Q1 2011
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1151-2 LGA1366
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i7 Extreme
Core Family Name Coffee Lake Gulftown
Clock 3.7 GHz 0 % 3.5 GHz 5.4 %
Turbo Clock 4.7 GHz 0 % 3.7 GHz 21.3 %
Cores 6 0 % 6 0 %
Threads 12 0 % 12 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 W 26.9 % 130 W 0 %
Lithography 14 nm 56.3 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 6 × 256 kB
6 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 12 MB
1 × 12 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i7-8700K Core i7-990X
Overall Score 54501 0 % 46297 15.1 %
Future Proof 62 % 0 % 23 % 62.9 %
Benchmark Score 8823 0 % 4594 47.9 %
Single Thread Score 2740.2 0 % 1563.2 43 %
Encrypting Data 4775.5 MB/s 0 % 2679.3 MB/s 43.9 %
Compressing Data 193.8 MB/s 0 % 118.6 MB/s 38.8 %
String objects sorting 25387.8 thousand/s 0 % 16215.2 thousand/s 36.1 %
Prime numbers generation 38.8 millions/s 0 % 33.2 millions/s 14.4 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 46345.4 millions/s 0 % 29770 millions/s 35.8 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 28561.8 millions/s 0 % 12580.1 millions/s 56 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-8700K, Core i7-990X.

Average frames per second Core i7-8700K Core i7-990X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 116.6 FPS 92.2 FPS
High settings 186.5 FPS 147.5 FPS
Medium settings 233.1 FPS 184.4 FPS
Low settings 291.4 FPS 230.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 20.9 %

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 i7-990X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 146.5 FPS 132.1 FPS
High settings 234.4 FPS 211.4 FPS
Medium settings 293.0 FPS 264.2 FPS
Low settings 366.3 FPS 330.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 9.8 %
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