Intel Core i7-8700K vs Intel Core i7-7820X

Intel Core i7-8700K
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
3700 MHz / Cores: 6 / Oct 2017
Intel Core i7-8700K
Intel Core i7-7820X
Intel Socket 2066DESKTOP
3600 MHz / Cores: 8 / Jun 2017
Intel Core i7-7820X

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i7-8700K
    100%
  • Intel Core i7-7820X
    109%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i7-8700K
    104%
  • Intel Core i7-7820X
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i7-8700K
    100%
  • Intel Core i7-7820X
    122%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-8700K

45 watts lower power draw.
Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the Intel Core i7-7820X.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-7820X

Much higher multi threaded performance (around 22% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.

No winner

Gaming

No clear winner declared


Intel Core i7-7820X

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-7820X

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


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i7-8700KIntel Core i7-7820X
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
Boost 3.0

Architecture

Intel Core i7-8700KIntel Core i7-7820X
ArchitectureIntel_CoffelakevsIntel_Kabylake
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR4
CodenameCoffee LakevsSkylake-X
Release DateOct 2017vsJun 2017

Cores

Intel Core i7-8700KIntel Core i7-7820X
Cores6vs8
Threads12vs16
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsIntel UHD 630vsNo

Cache

Intel Core i7-8700KIntel Core i7-7820X
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache12288 KB (shared)vs11264 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i7-8700KIntel Core i7-7820X
SocketIntel Socket 1151vsIntel Socket 2066
Max Case Temp72°Cvs72°C
PackageFC-LGA1151vsFC-LGA2066
Die Size151mm²vs308mm²
Process14 nmvs14 nm

Performance

Intel Core i7-8700KIntel Core i7-7820X
Cpu Frequency3700 MHzvs3600 MHz
Turbo Clock4700 MHzvs4500 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsunknown
TDP95 Wvs140 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-8700K
    5640 points
  • Intel Core i7-7820X
    5400 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-8700K
    31968 points
  • Intel Core i7-7820X
    41472 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i7-8700K
    1412
  • Intel Core i7-7820X
    1734

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i7-8700K
    202
  • Intel Core i7-7820X
    193

points - higher is better