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.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

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: 83.84

Overall Rank:
1132nd fastest in multithreading out of 5157 CPUs
793rd fastest in single threading out of 5157 CPUs
365th fastest in out of 1449 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $161.96 USD (2025-06-21)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

13579

Single Thread Rating

2720

Samples: 16623*
*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	45,879 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	28,538 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	39 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	25,282 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	4,777 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	198,966 KBytes/Sec
Physics	812 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	13,511 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,720 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of June 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 17th of June 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of June 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$161.96 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 22nd of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,652
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,295
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,015
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,143
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,861
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,487
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,164
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,704
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,652
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,146
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz		13,579

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 22nd of June 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		236.08
Intel Core i5-12400F		196.84
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		162.57
Intel Core i9-13900K		152.34
Intel Core i9-12900K		136.17
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		131.36
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz		83.84
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		49.23
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 22nd of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,610
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,138
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,900
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,680
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,477
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,921
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz		2,720
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,563

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2710510 - Jun 21 2025		15877
BL2710472 - Jun 21 2025		13669
BL2710384 - Jun 20 2025		13403
BL2710383 - Jun 20 2025		13148
BL2710360 - Jun 20 2025		11217

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 22nd of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz		13,579
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Intel Core i7-8700K		13,893 (+2.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs Intel Core i7-8700K		13,165 (-3.1%)
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-8700K		12,763 (-6.0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X vs Intel Core i7-8700K		16,326 (+20.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G vs Intel Core i7-8700K		15,998 (+17.8%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 vs Intel Core i7-8700K		15,663 (+15.3%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs Intel Core i7-8700K		14,801 (+9.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs Intel Core i7-8700K		13,032 (-4.0%)
Intel Core i5-11400 @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-8700K		16,883 (+24.3%)
Intel Core i5-10600K @ 4.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-8700K		14,281 (+5.2%)
Intel Core i5-10500 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-8700K		13,211 (-2.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs Intel Core i7-8700K		12,271 (-9.6%)

Is the Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 22nd of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,452
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,150
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,297
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,843
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,586
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,483
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,276
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,809
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,803
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,639
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,526
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,517
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz		1,904

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