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Intel logo Core i7-8700K
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General information Core i7-8700K Core i7-3960X
Launched Q4 2017 Q4 2011
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1151-2 LGA2011
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i7 Extreme
Core Family Name Coffee Lake Sandy Bridge-E
Clock 3.7 GHz 0 % 3.3 GHz 10.8 %
Turbo Clock 4.7 GHz 0 % 3.9 GHz 17 %
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 × 15 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i7-8700K Core i7-3960X
Overall Score 54502 0 % 48276 11.4 %
Future Proof 62 % 0 % 27 % 56.5 %
Benchmark Score 8824 0 % 5431 38.5 %
Single Thread Score 2737.5 0 % 1806 34 %
Encrypting Data 4829.5 MB/s 0 % 2547.6 MB/s 47.2 %
Compressing Data 194.8 MB/s 0 % 137.8 MB/s 29.2 %
String objects sorting 25779.9 thousand/s 0 % 21005 thousand/s 18.5 %
Prime numbers generation 39.2 millions/s 5.9 % 41.7 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 46117.7 millions/s 0 % 33254.6 millions/s 27.9 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 28764.1 millions/s 0 % 12286.3 millions/s 57.3 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-8700K, Core i7-3960X.

Average frames per second Core i7-8700K Core i7-3960X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 116.6 FPS 98.1 FPS
High settings 186.5 FPS 156.9 FPS
Medium settings 233.1 FPS 196.2 FPS
Low settings 291.4 FPS 245.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 15.9 %

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 i7-3960X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 146.7 FPS 135.7 FPS
High settings 234.8 FPS 217.2 FPS
Medium settings 293.5 FPS 271.5 FPS
Low settings 366.9 FPS 339.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 7.5 %
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