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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?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]

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 Math45,879 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math28,538 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers39 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting25,282 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption4,777 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression198,966 KBytes/Sec
Physics812 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions13,511 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,720 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.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$161.96 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
BestBuy.comNACPU 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