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Intel logo Core i7-8700
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General information Core i7-8700 Core i7-2700K
Launched Q4 2017 Q4 2011
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1151-2 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i7
Core Family Name Coffee Lake Sandy Bridge
Clock 3.2 GHz 8.6 % 3.5 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4.6 GHz 0 % 3.9 GHz 15.2 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 12 0 % 8 33.3 %
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
4 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 12 MB
1 × 8 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630 Intel HD Graphics 3000
Performance Core i7-8700 Core i7-2700K
Overall Score 53705 0 % 43860 18.3 %
Future Proof 62 % 0 % 27 % 56.5 %
Benchmark Score 8319 0 % 3701 55.5 %
Single Thread Score 2629.1 0 % 1820.6 30.8 %
Encrypting Data 4514.4 MB/s 0 % 1770.1 MB/s 60.8 %
Compressing Data 183.9 MB/s 0 % 93 MB/s 49.4 %
String objects sorting 24054.5 thousand/s 0 % 13952.7 thousand/s 42 %
Prime numbers generation 35.2 millions/s 0 % 25.9 millions/s 26.5 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 45006.6 millions/s 0 % 21714.9 millions/s 51.8 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 27995.7 millions/s 0 % 8224.4 millions/s 70.6 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-8700, Core i7-2700K.

Average frames per second Core i7-8700 Core i7-2700K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 114.2 FPS 85.0 FPS
High settings 182.8 FPS 135.9 FPS
Medium settings 228.5 FPS 169.9 FPS
Low settings 285.6 FPS 212.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 25.6 %

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 i7-2700K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 145.2 FPS 127.9 FPS
High settings 232.3 FPS 204.6 FPS
Medium settings 290.4 FPS 255.8 FPS
Low settings 362.9 FPS 319.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 11.9 %
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