Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz

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Is the Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz

Description: Intel UHD Graphics 630

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1151-2

Clockspeed: 3.7 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.7 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 12

Typical TDP: 95 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) i7-8700K CPU @ 3.70GHz, Intel Core i7-8700K CPU @ 3.70GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2017

CPUmark/$Price: 54.62

Overall Rank: 846

Last Price Change: $250.00 USD (2023-06-02)

Average CPU Mark

13655

Single Thread Rating: 2733
Samples: 14347*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 15,976
Thread: 2,700

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz

Integer Math	45,946 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	28,631 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	39 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	25,574 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	4,818 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	199,953 KBytes/Sec
Physics	815 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	13,512 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,733 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of April 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 12th of April 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of April 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$334.01 USD	Buy Now!
	$250.00 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	Dell Precision 3630 Workstation Intel 8th Gen i7-8700K 6-Core 3.70GHz (Up to 4.70GHz) 16GB DDR4-2666MHz Memory 512GB NVMe PCIe SSD Windows 10 Pro	$2800.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell Precision 3630 Workstation Intel 8th Gen i7-8700K 3.7GHz (Up to 4.70GHz) 6-Core CPU 16GB DDR4-2666MHz Memory 512GB NVMe PCIe SSD 1TB 7200RPM SATA HDD Windows 10 Pro	$2200.00 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Pavilion 27 Touch Desktop 1TB SSD 32GB RAM Extreme (Intel Core i7-8700K Processor 3.70GHz Turbo to 4.70GHz, 32 GB RAM, 1 TB SSD, 27-inch FullHD IPS Touchscreen, Win 10) PC Computer All-in-One	$2099.00 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Pavilion 27 Touch Desktop 500GB SSD 16GB RAM (Intel Core i7-8700K Processor 3.70GHz Turbo to 4.70GHz, 16 GB RAM, 500 GB SSD, 27-inch FullHD IPS Touchscreen, Win 10 Pro) PC Computer All-in-One	$2099.00 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Pavilion 27 Touch Desktop 2TB SSD 64GB RAM Extreme (Intel Core i7-8700K Processor 3.70GHz Turbo to 4.70GHz, 64 GB RAM, 2 TB SSD, 27-inch FullHD IPS Touchscreen, Win 10) PC Computer All-in-One	$2499.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 16th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,352
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,361
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,653
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,579
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,015
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,911
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,325
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,768
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,432
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,183
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz		13,655

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 16th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		212.82
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.63
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.09
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.17
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.13
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.73
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz		54.62
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.43
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 16th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,637
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,173
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,037
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,929
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,839
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,704
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz		2,733
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,661
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2075510 - Apr 11 2024		14398
BL2075488 - Apr 11 2024		14398
BL2075426 - Apr 11 2024		13657
BL2075176 - Apr 11 2024		13346
BL2075087 - Apr 11 2024		14774

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz
As of 16th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz		13,655
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X vs Intel Core i7-8700K		16,382 (+20.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs Intel Core i7-8700K		13,065 (-4.3%)
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-8700K		14,478 (+6.0%)
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-8700K		12,873 (-5.7%)
Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-8700K		10,691 (-21.7%)
Intel Core i7-5930K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-8700K		10,302 (-24.6%)
Intel Core i7-9700F @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-8700K		13,265 (-2.9%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X vs Intel Core i7-8700K		16,789 (+22.9%)
Intel Core i5-12500T vs Intel Core i7-8700K		16,575 (+21.4%)
Intel Core i7-10700 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-8700K		16,457 (+20.5%)
Intel Core i7-10700F @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-8700K		16,454 (+20.5%)
Intel Core i7-8086K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-8700K		14,315 (+4.8%)

Is the Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 16th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,806
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,256
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,072
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,570
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,404
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,178
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,995
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,883
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,796
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7945WX		7,573
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,527
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz		2,510

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