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

Intel Core i7-8700K
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
3700 MHz / Cores: 6 / Oct 2017
Intel Core i7-8700K
Intel Core i7-8700
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
3200 MHz / Cores: 6 / Jan 2018
Intel Core i7-8700

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i7-8700K
    108%
  • Intel Core i7-8700
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i7-8700K
    102%
  • Intel Core i7-8700
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i7-8700K
    115%
  • Intel Core i7-8700
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-8700K

15% higher multi threaded performance.
Around 8% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-8700

None

Intel Core i7-8700K

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-8700K

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

No winner

Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

Intel Core i7-8700KIntel Core i7-8700
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 i7-8700KIntel Core i7-8700
ArchitectureIntel_CoffelakevsIntel_Coffelake
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR4
CodenameCoffee LakevsCoffee Lake
Release DateOct 2017vsJan 2018

Cores

Intel Core i7-8700KIntel Core i7-8700
Cores6vs6
Threads12vs12
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsIntel UHD 630vsIntel UHD 630

Cache

Intel Core i7-8700KIntel Core i7-8700
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache12288 KB (shared)vs12288 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i7-8700KIntel Core i7-8700
SocketIntel Socket 1151vsIntel Socket 1151
Max Case Temp72°Cvs72°C
PackageFC-LGA1151vsFC-LGA1151
Die Size151mm²vs151mm²
Process14 nmvs14 nm

Performance

Intel Core i7-8700KIntel Core i7-8700
Cpu Frequency3700 MHzvs3200 MHz
Turbo Clock4700 MHzvs4600 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsunknown
TDP95 Wvs65 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-8700K
    5640 points
  • Intel Core i7-8700
    5520 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-8700K
    31968 points
  • Intel Core i7-8700
    27648 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i7-8700K
    1412
  • Intel Core i7-8700 (simulated)
    1221.19

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i7-8700K
    202
  • Intel Core i7-8700 (simulated)
    197.7

points - higher is better