Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-8700K 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 i7-8700K @ 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: 88.65

Overall Rank:
975th fastest in multithreading out of 4890 CPUs
654th fastest in single threading out of 4890 CPUs
324th fastest in out of 1398 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $153.65 USD (2024-11-20)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

13622

Single Thread Rating

2726

Samples: 15015*
*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	45,893 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	28,582 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	39 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	25,432 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	4,803 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	199,435 KBytes/Sec
Physics	814 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	13,498 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,726 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 20th of November 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 15th of November 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of November 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$160.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$182.78 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	SkyTech Omega Gaming Computer Desktop PC Intel i7-8700K 3.7Ghz, Liquid Cooled, GTX 1080 Ti 11GB, 250G SSD with 3D NAND, 2TB HDD, 16GB DDR4, Z370 Motherboard, Win 10 Home	$1999.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell OptiPlex 7000 7010 Desktop Computer - Intel Core i7 13th Gen i7-13700 Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.10 GHz - 32 GB RAM DDR5 SDRAM - 512 GB M.2 PCI Express NVMe SSD - Black	$1049.99 (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 4TB SSD 64GB RAM Extreme (Intel Core i7-8700K Processor 3.70GHz Turbo to 4.70GHz, 64 GB RAM, 4 TB SSD, 27-inch FullHD IPS Touchscreen) PC Computer All-in-One	$2699.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,006
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,473
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,113
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,594
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,887
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,865
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,259
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,747
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,568
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,157
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz		13,622

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		273.92
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		208.45
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		172.35
Intel Core i9-12900K		155.33
Intel Core i9-13900K		147.52
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz		88.65
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.58
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.46
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,620
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,161
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,028
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,801
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,687
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,928
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz		2,726
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2248448 - Nov 18 2024		13444
BL2247839 - Nov 17 2024		13714
BL2247721 - Nov 17 2024		14143
BL2247116 - Nov 16 2024 [Overclocked]		15006
BL2246643 - Nov 16 2024		14922

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 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz		13,622
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-8700K		12,832 (-5.8%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X vs Intel Core i7-8700K		16,809 (+23.4%)
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-8700K		11,460 (-15.9%)
Intel Core i5-11400 @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-8700K		17,006 (+24.8%)
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-8700K		14,459 (+6.1%)
Intel Core i5-10600K @ 4.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-8700K		14,301 (+5.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Intel Core i7-8700K		13,908 (+2.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs Intel Core i7-8700K		13,056 (-4.2%)
Intel Core i5-10400 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-8700K		12,116 (-11.1%)
Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-8700K		10,666 (-21.7%)
Intel Core i7-9700 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-8700K		13,288 (-2.4%)
Intel Core i7-9700F @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-8700K		13,248 (-2.7%)

Is the Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,219
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		11,207
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,892
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,731
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,330
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		10,235
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,873
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,663
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,540
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,310
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,254
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,942
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz		1,909

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