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    Intel Core i7-8700 vs Intel Core i7-7700K

    Intel Core i7-8700
    Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
    3200 MHz / Cores: 6 / Jan 2018
    Intel Core i7-8700
    Intel Core i7-7700K
    Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
    4200 MHz / Cores: 4 / Sep 2016
    Intel Core i7-7700K

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • Intel Core i7-8700
      113%
    • Intel Core i7-7700K
      100%

    Relative performance

    Single thread performance index

    • Intel Core i7-8700
      100%
    • Intel Core i7-7700K
      100%

    Relative performance

    Multi thread performance index

    • Intel Core i7-8700
      125%
    • Intel Core i7-7700K
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-8700

    Much higher multi threaded performance (around 25% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
    This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
    Around 13% higher average synthetic performance.

    Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-7700K

    None
    Intel Core i7-8700

    Gaming

    HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-8700

    Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
    Intel Core i7-8700

    Productivity

    HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-8700

    Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.

    Specifications

    Features

    Intel Core i7-8700Intel Core i7-7700K
    MMX
    SSE
    SSE2
    SSE3
    SSSE3
    SSE4.2
    AVX
    AVX2
    EIST
    Intel 64
    XD bit
    VT-x
    VT-d
    HTT
    AES-NI
    TSX
    TXT
    CLMUL
    FMA3
    F16C
    BMI1
    BMI2
    Boost 2.0

    Architecture

    Intel Core i7-8700Intel Core i7-7700K
    ArchitectureIntel_CoffelakevsIntel_Kabylake
    MarketDesktopvsDesktop
    Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR4
    CodenameCoffee LakevsKaby Lake
    Release DateJan 2018vsSep 2016

    Cores

    Intel Core i7-8700Intel Core i7-7700K
    Cores6vs4
    Threads12vs8
    SMPs1vs1
    Integrated GraphicsIntel UHD 630vsIntel HD Graphics 630

    Cache

    Intel Core i7-8700Intel Core i7-7700K
    L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
    L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
    L3 Cache12288 KB (shared)vs8192 KB (shared)

    Physical

    Intel Core i7-8700Intel Core i7-7700K
    SocketIntel Socket 1151vsIntel Socket 1151
    Max Case Temp72°Cvs72°C
    PackageFC-LGA1151vs
    Die Size151mm²vsunknown
    Process14 nmvs14 nm

    Performance

    Intel Core i7-8700Intel Core i7-7700K
    Cpu Frequency3200 MHzvs4200 MHz
    Turbo Clock4600 MHzvs4500 MHz
    Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
    Voltageunknownvsunknown
    TDP65 Wvs95 W

    Raw performance index

    Raw single-thread performance estimation

    • Intel Core i7-8700
      5520 points
    • Intel Core i7-7700K
      5400 points

    Points - higher is better

    Raw multi-thread performance estimation

    • Intel Core i7-8700
      27648 points
    • Intel Core i7-7700K
      24192 points

    Points - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

    • Intel Core i7-8700 (simulated)
      197.7
    • Intel Core i7-7700K
      196

    points - higher is better

    Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

    • Intel Core i7-8700 (simulated)
      1221.19
    • Intel Core i7-7700K
      972

    points - higher is better

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