Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz

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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 Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 1.0 MB, L3: 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: 54.76

Overall Rank: 767

Last Price Change: $250.00 USD (2023-06-02)

Average CPU Mark

13690

Single Thread Rating: 2741
Samples: 13843*
*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	45,998 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	28,689 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	39 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	25,737 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	4,832 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	200,516 KBytes/Sec
Physics	817 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	13,529 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,741 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of December 2023.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 1st of December 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 1st of December 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$334.01 USD	Buy Now!
	$250.00 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	SkyTech Omega Gaming Computer Desktop PC Intel i7-8700K 3.7Ghz, Liquid Cooled, GTX 1080 Ti 11GB, 250G SSD with 3D NAND, 2TB HDD, 16GB DDR4, Z370 Motherboard, Win 10 Home	$999.99 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Pavilion 27 Touch Desktop 1TB SSD 32GB RAM Extreme (Intel Core i7-8700K Processor 3.70GHz Turbo to 4.70GHz, 32 GB RAM, 1 TB SSD, 27-inch FullHD IPS Touchscreen, Win 10) PC Computer All-in-One	$2099.00 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Pavilion 27 Touch Desktop 500GB SSD 16GB RAM (Intel Core i7-8700K Processor 3.70GHz Turbo to 4.70GHz, 16 GB RAM, 500 GB SSD, 27-inch FullHD IPS Touchscreen, Win 10 Pro) PC Computer All-in-One	$2099.00 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Pavilion 27 Touch Desktop 2TB SSD 64GB RAM Extreme (Intel Core i7-8700K Processor 3.70GHz Turbo to 4.70GHz, 64 GB RAM, 2 TB SSD, 27-inch FullHD IPS Touchscreen, Win 10) PC Computer All-in-One	$2499.00 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Pavilion 27 Touch Desktop 4TB SSD 64GB RAM Extreme (Intel Core i7-8700K Processor 3.70GHz Turbo to 4.70GHz, 64 GB RAM, 4 TB SSD, 27-inch FullHD IPS Touchscreen, Win 10) PC Computer All-in-One	$2699.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 3rd of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,544
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,410
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,719
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,611
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,030
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,929
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,383
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,779
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,410
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,199
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz		13,690

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 3rd of December 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		212.95
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.85
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.20
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.31
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.47
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.89
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz		54.76
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.54
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 3rd of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,649
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,187
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,050
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,943
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,841
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,708
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,939
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz		2,741
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,663
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1956869 - Nov 28 2023		13598
BL1956765 - Nov 28 2023		13034
BL1956758 - Nov 28 2023		14613
BL1956290 - Nov 27 2023		15169
BL1956002 - Nov 27 2023		13443

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 3rd of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz		13,690
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X vs Intel Core i7-8700K		16,415 (+19.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs Intel Core i7-8700K		13,071 (-4.5%)
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-8700K		14,514 (+6.0%)
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-8700K		12,906 (-5.7%)
Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-8700K		10,724 (-21.7%)
Intel Core i7-5930K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-8700K		10,336 (-24.5%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X vs Intel Core i7-8700K		16,789 (+22.6%)
Intel Core i5-12500T vs Intel Core i7-8700K		16,725 (+22.2%)
Intel Core i7-10700F @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-8700K		16,594 (+21.2%)
Intel Core i7-10700 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-8700K		16,553 (+20.9%)
Intel Core i7-8086K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-8700K		14,350 (+4.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Intel Core i7-8700K		13,949 (+1.9%)

Is the Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 3rd of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,213
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,076
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,575
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,426
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,384
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,241
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,886
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,811
Intel Core i5-14600K		7,755
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7945WX		7,602
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,544
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,516
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz		2,515

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