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Intel logo Core i7-8700K
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General information Core i7-8700K Core i5-3550
Launched Q4 2017 Q1 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1151-2 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Coffee Lake Ivy 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 % 77 W 18.9 %
Lithography 14 nm 36.4 % 22 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
4 × 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 2500
Performance Core i7-8700K Core i5-3550
Overall Score 54508 0 % 41992 23 %
Future Proof 62 % 0 % 28 % 54.8 %
Benchmark Score 8828 0 % 3109 64.8 %
Single Thread Score 2730.3 0 % 1983 27.4 %
Encrypting Data 4841.1 MB/s 0 % 1227.3 MB/s 74.6 %
Compressing Data 194.4 MB/s 0 % 73.9 MB/s 62 %
String objects sorting 25485.3 thousand/s 0 % 9430.9 thousand/s 63 %
Prime numbers generation 38.8 millions/s 0 % 29.1 millions/s 25.1 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 45942 millions/s 0 % 15446.6 millions/s 66.4 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 28713.9 millions/s 0 % 11195 millions/s 61 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-8700K, Core i5-3550.

Average frames per second Core i7-8700K Core i5-3550
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 116.6 FPS 79.4 FPS
High settings 186.5 FPS 127.1 FPS
Medium settings 233.2 FPS 158.9 FPS
Low settings 291.4 FPS 198.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 31.9 %

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 i5-3550
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 146.8 FPS 124.6 FPS
High settings 234.9 FPS 199.4 FPS
Medium settings 293.7 FPS 249.3 FPS
Low settings 367.1 FPS 311.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 15.1 %
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