Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-8700 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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Is the Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz

Description: Intel UHD Graphics 630

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1151-2

Clockspeed: 3.2 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.6 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 12

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 6 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 12 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 128 GB (DDR4-2666)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8700 CPU @ 3.20GHz, Intel Core i7-8700 CPU @ 3.20GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2017

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
1118th fastest in multithreading out of 5041 CPUs
812th fastest in single threading out of 5041 CPUs
364th fastest in out of 1422 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

12790

Single Thread Rating

2634

Samples: 11395*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 15,159
Thread: 2,628

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz

Integer Math	44,895 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	27,861 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	35 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	24,032 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	4,511 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	187,499 KBytes/Sec
Physics	734 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	12,430 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,634 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 1st of April 2025

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 1st of April 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$143.47 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	Dell OP7060SFFT7G0K OptiPlex 7060 SFF Desktop Computer with Intel Core i7-8700 3.2 GHz Hexa-core, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD	$904.51 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell OP5060SFFD5HVN OptiPlex 5060 SFF Desktop Computer with Intel Core i7-8700 3.2 GHz Hexa-core, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD	$1199.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell OP7060MTRNX86 OptiPlex 7060 Desktop Computer with Intel Core i7-8700 3.2 GHz Hexa-core, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD	$999.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell OP7060MTW9M7T OptiPlex 7060 Desktop Computer with Intel Core i7-8700 3.2 GHz Hexa-core, 8GB DRAM, 1TB HDD	$949.00 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Z2 Small Form Factor G4 Workstation - 8th Gen Intel Core i7-8700 3.2GHz, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD, DVD-RW, GFX Intel Integrated Coffeelake, GigE, 1x USB-C, Win 10 Pro 64-bit	$1099.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 4th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,755
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,327
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,047
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,492
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,126
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,868
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,194
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,716
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,643
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,143
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz		12,790

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 4th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		222.40
Intel Core i9-13900K		139.90
Intel Core i9-12900K		130.79
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.33
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 4th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,612
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,143
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,019
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,681
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,923
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz		2,634
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,564

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2530162 - Apr 04 2025		11892
BL2530146 - Apr 04 2025		11892
BL2530002 - Apr 03 2025		12067
BL2529897 - Apr 03 2025		12079
BL2529836 - Apr 03 2025		13010

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz
As of 4th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz		12,790
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs Intel Core i7-8700		13,038 (+1.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Intel Core i7-8700		13,897 (+8.7%)
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-8700		13,591 (+6.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs Intel Core i7-8700		13,174 (+3.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs Intel Core i7-8700		12,278 (-4.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 vs Intel Core i7-8700		11,757 (-8.1%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 vs Intel Core i7-8700		15,684 (+22.6%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X vs Intel Core i7-8700		15,658 (+22.4%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs Intel Core i7-8700		14,805 (+15.8%)
Intel Core i7-8086K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-8700		14,117 (+10.4%)
Intel Core i7-7800X @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-8700		12,904 (+0.9%)
Intel Core i7-8700T @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-8700		10,224 (-20.1%)

Is the Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 4th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,390
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,189
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,356
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,857
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,607
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,537
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,295
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,821
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,703
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,535
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,440
Intel Core Ultra 5 235		9,435
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz		1,775

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CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz

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