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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: 83.61

Overall Rank:
948th fastest in multithreading out of 4854 CPUs
633rd fastest in single threading out of 4854 CPUs
307th fastest in out of 1382 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $163.00 USD (2024-10-04)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
13628
Single Thread Rating
2727

Samples: 14878*
*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 Math45,895 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math28,585 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers39 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting25,449 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption4,807 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression199,477 KBytes/Sec
Physics815 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions13,496 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,727 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of October 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 4th of October 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of October 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$170.00 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$158.65 USDBuy Now!
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 4th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
59,096
Intel Core i9-12900K
41,478
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
39,123
Intel Core i7-12700K
34,606
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,066
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,888
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,268
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,749
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,530
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,166
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz
13,628
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 4th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
219.15
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
182.42
Intel Core i9-12900K
151.38
Intel Core i9-13900K
142.06
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
140.23
Intel Core i7-12700K
84.61
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz
83.61
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
58.93
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 4th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,622
Intel Core i9-12900K
4,163
Intel Core i7-12700K
4,030
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,904
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,692
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
2,929
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz
2,727
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,567
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2210348 - Oct 03 2024
13210
BL5074820 - Oct 03 2024
14207
BL2209486 - Oct 02 2024
14133
BL2209298 - Oct 02 2024
14594
BL2208730 - Oct 01 2024
15044
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 4th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz
13,628
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-8700K
12,840 (-5.8%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X vs Intel Core i7-8700K
16,802 (+23.3%)
Intel Core i5-11400 @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-8700K
17,024 (+24.9%)
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
14,306 (+5.0%)
Intel Core i5-10500 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-8700K
13,453 (-1.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs Intel Core i7-8700K
13,057 (-4.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs Intel Core i7-8700K
12,278 (-9.9%)
Intel Core i5-10400 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-8700K
12,130 (-11.0%)
Intel Core i7-9700 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-8700K
13,165 (-3.4%)
Intel Core i5-9600KF @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-8700K
10,682 (-21.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G vs Intel Core i7-8700K
19,880 (+45.9%)

Is the Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 4th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
9,418
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
9,259
Intel Core i9-14900KS
9,115
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
9,039
Intel Core i9-13900KS
8,480
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
8,392
Intel Core i9-14900K
8,084
Intel Core i9-14900KF
7,974
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
7,820
Intel Core i9-13900K
7,778
Intel Core i7-13790F
7,746
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
7,539
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz
2,351