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: 77.08

Overall Rank:
1254th fastest in multithreading out of 5450 CPUs
903rd fastest in single threading out of 5450 CPUs
388th fastest in out of 1475 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $176.11 USD (2025-10-02)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

13574

Single Thread Rating

2719

Samples: 17607*
*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	45,913 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	28,535 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	39 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	25,239 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	4,775 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	198,860 KBytes/Sec
Physics	811 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	13,519 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,719 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of November 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 11th of November 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of November 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$184.63 USD	Buy Now!
	$176.11 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	Dell OptiPlex 7020 Desktop SFF, Intel Core i7-12700K, 32GB DDR5, 1TB NVMe SSD, Type-C, WiFi 6e, Bluetooth, DisplayPort, HDMI, 7000 Small Form Factor Business Computer, Windows 11 Pro, Black	$999.99 (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)
	Silverstone Raven RVZ03B-RGB Intel 6-Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz - Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 8GB GDDR6-2TB 7200RPM + 500GB SSD - 32GB DDR4 SDRAM - 750W - Windows 10 MITX Gaming Computer	$25.73 (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	$1143.68 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell Precision 3630 Workstation Intel 8th Gen i7-8700K 6-Core 3.70GHz (Up to 4.70GHz) 16GB DDR4-2666MHz Memory 512GB NVMe PCIe SSD Windows 10 Pro	$2633.96 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 16th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,566
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,404
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,959
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,148
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,847
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,521
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,115
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,686
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,652
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,146
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz		13,574

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 16th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		268.38
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		170.82
Intel Core i5-12400F		153.23
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		144.83
Intel Core i9-14900K		127.60
Intel Core i9-13900K		103.37
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz		77.08
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		53.76
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 16th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,698
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,602
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,892
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,833
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,678
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,485
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,916
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz		2,719
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,561

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3049143 - Nov 13 2025		14927
BL3048509 - Nov 12 2025		14992
BL3048494 - Nov 12 2025 [Excluded]		15762
BL3048455 - Nov 12 2025		14542
BL3047636 - Nov 12 2025		13777

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 16th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz		13,574
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Intel Core i7-8700K		13,880 (+2.3%)
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-8700K		12,746 (-6.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G vs Intel Core i7-8700K		16,064 (+18.3%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs Intel Core i7-8700K		14,777 (+8.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs Intel Core i7-8700K		13,015 (-4.1%)
Intel Core i5-10600K @ 4.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-8700K		14,250 (+5.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs Intel Core i7-8700K		13,148 (-3.1%)
Intel Core i5-10500 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-8700K		13,075 (-3.7%)
Intel Core i5-10400F @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-8700K		12,108 (-10.8%)
Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-8700K		10,644 (-21.6%)
Intel Core i7-5930K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-8700K		10,362 (-23.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X vs Intel Core i7-8700K		18,136 (+33.6%)

Is the Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 16th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,411
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,134
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,252
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,802
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,506
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,495
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,271
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,777
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,623
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,495
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,480
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,413
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz		1,902

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