Intel Core i7-11700F vs Intel Core i7-8700K

Intel Core i7-11700F
Intel Socket 1200DESKTOP
2500 MHz / Cores: 8 / Mar 2021
Intel Core i7-11700F
Intel Core i7-8700K
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
3700 MHz / Cores: 6 / Oct 2017
Intel Core i7-8700K

Summary

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-11700F

This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-8700K

Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the Intel Core i7-11700F.
Higher theoretical multi-threaded performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture.

No winner

Gaming

No clear winner declared


No winner

Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

Intel Core i7-11700FIntel Core i7-8700K
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
AVX512F
FMA3
SHA
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
AES-NI
TSX
TXT
CLMUL
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
ABM
ADX
RdRand
TBT 2.0
TBT 3.0
HTT
Boost 2.0

Architecture

Intel Core i7-11700FIntel Core i7-8700K
ArchitectureIntel Rocket LakevsIntel_Coffelake
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4-3200 MHz Dual-channelvsDDR4
CodenameRocket LakevsCoffee Lake
Release DateMar 2021vsOct 2017

Cores

Intel Core i7-11700FIntel Core i7-8700K
Cores8vs6
Threads16vs12
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsNovsIntel UHD 630

Cache

Intel Core i7-11700FIntel Core i7-8700K
L1 Cache64K (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256K (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache16MB (shared)vs12288 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i7-11700FIntel Core i7-8700K
SocketIntel Socket 1200vsIntel Socket 1151
Max Case Temp72°Cvs72°C
PackageFC-LGA1200vsFC-LGA1151
Die Sizeunknownvs151mm²
Process14 nmvs14 nm

Performance

Intel Core i7-11700FIntel Core i7-8700K
Cpu Frequency2500 MHzvs3700 MHz
Turbo Clock4900 MHzvs4700 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
VoltageN/Avsunknown
TDP65 Wvs95 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-11700F
    5880 points
  • Intel Core i7-8700K
    5640 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-11700F
    28800 points
  • Intel Core i7-8700K
    31968 points

Points - higher is better