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.
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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:
1069th fastest in multithreading out of 5056 CPUs
740th fastest in single threading out of 5056 CPUs
347th fastest in out of 1425 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

13587

Single Thread Rating

2722

Samples: 16130*
*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	45,872 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	28,545 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	39 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	25,314 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	4,783 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	199,101 KBytes/Sec
Physics	812 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	13,507 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,722 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of April 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 4th of April 2025

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of April 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	$318.76 (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	$1079.00 (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	$12.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 10th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,728
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,331
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,047
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,490
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,128
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,870
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,191
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,715
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,644
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,143
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz		13,587

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 10th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		222.38
Intel Core i9-13900K		137.06
Intel Core i9-12900K		130.84
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.33
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 5600X		NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 10th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,610
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,143
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,018
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
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,922
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz		2,722
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,564

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2536713 - Apr 07 2025		15842
BL2536395 - Apr 06 2025		7485
BL2536347 - Apr 06 2025		13838
BL2535958 - Apr 06 2025		12802
BL2535952 - Apr 06 2025		14287

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 10th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz		13,587
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs Intel Core i7-8700K		13,038 (-4.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Intel Core i7-8700K		13,895 (+2.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs Intel Core i7-8700K		13,174 (-3.0%)
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-8700K		12,789 (-5.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs Intel Core i7-8700K		12,277 (-9.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 vs Intel Core i7-8700K		11,757 (-13.5%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X vs Intel Core i7-8700K		16,799 (+23.6%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X vs Intel Core i7-8700K		16,328 (+20.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 vs Intel Core i7-8700K		16,114 (+18.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G vs Intel Core i7-8700K		16,034 (+18.0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 vs Intel Core i7-8700K		15,681 (+15.4%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X vs Intel Core i7-8700K		15,660 (+15.3%)

Is the Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 10th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,430
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,184
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,350
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,857
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,611
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,532
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,296
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,822
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,699
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,528
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,439
Intel Core Ultra 5 235		9,435
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz		1,905

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

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