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.
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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: NA

Overall Rank:
1110th fastest in multithreading out of 5121 CPUs
772nd fastest in single threading out of 5121 CPUs
363rd fastest in out of 1446 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

13583

Single Thread Rating

2721

Samples: 16421*
*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	45,884 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	28,545 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	39 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	25,297 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	4,779 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	199,035 KBytes/Sec
Physics	812 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	13,509 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,721 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of May 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 13th of May 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of May 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$170.00 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 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)
	Dell Precision 3630 Tower Workstation - 3.7 GHz Intel Core i7-8700K Six-Core - Quadro P4000 8GB - 256GB SSD - 16GB - Win10 pro - Dell ProSupport	$2977.77 (www.amazon.com)
	Intel® Core™ i7-14700KF Desktop Processor 20 cores (8 P-cores + 12 E-cores) up to 5.6 GHz	$317.99 (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	$1199.00 (www.amazon.com)
	CYBERPOWERPC Gamer Supreme Liquid Cool SLC10060 Gaming PC (Intel i7-8700K 3.7GHz, 16GB DDR4, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB, 240GB SSD+1TB HDD, WiFi & Win 10 Home) Black	$2999.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 18th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,698
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,313
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,033
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,137
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,862
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,475
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,176
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,709
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,656
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,147
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz		13,583

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 18th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		184.13
Intel Core i5-12400F		178.69
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		161.94
Intel Core i9-13900K		152.47
Intel Core i9-12900K		136.22
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		51.93
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz		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 3600		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 18th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,611
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,140
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
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,478
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,921
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz		2,721
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,563

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2630626 - May 17 2025		13791
BL2630530 - May 17 2025		12177
BL2629268 - May 16 2025		15709
BL2629211 - May 16 2025		14824
BL2628144 - May 16 2025		14101

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 18th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz		13,583
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs Intel Core i7-8700K		13,038 (-4.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Intel Core i7-8700K		13,893 (+2.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs Intel Core i7-8700K		13,168 (-3.1%)
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-8700K		12,775 (-5.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs Intel Core i7-8700K		12,275 (-9.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 vs Intel Core i7-8700K		11,823 (-13.0%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X vs Intel Core i7-8700K		16,816 (+23.8%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X vs Intel Core i7-8700K		16,329 (+20.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G vs Intel Core i7-8700K		16,130 (+18.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 vs Intel Core i7-8700K		16,114 (+18.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G vs Intel Core i7-8700K		16,005 (+17.8%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 vs Intel Core i7-8700K		15,674 (+15.4%)

Is the Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 18th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,502
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,157
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,324
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,848
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,597
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,513
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,284
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,810
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,682
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,534
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,528
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,418
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz		1,904

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

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