Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-8700 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 i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz

Description: Intel UHD Graphics 630

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1151-2

Clockspeed: 3.2 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.6 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 12

Typical TDP: 65 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) i7-8700 CPU @ 3.20GHz, Intel Core i7-8700 CPU @ 3.20GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2017

CPUmark/$Price: 91.63

Overall Rank:
1031st fastest in multithreading out of 4898 CPUs
740th fastest in single threading out of 4898 CPUs
343rd fastest in out of 1400 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $140.00 USD (2024-11-21)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

12829

Single Thread Rating

2639

Samples: 10117*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 15,159
Thread: 2,628

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz

Integer Math	44,881 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	27,876 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	35 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	24,128 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	4,542 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	188,033 KBytes/Sec
Physics	736 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	12,416 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,639 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 27th of November 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 26th of November 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of November 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$140.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$109.35 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	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	$1049.99 (www.amazon.com)
	AimCare RenewedDell XPS 8930 Desktop PC Intel.Core i7-8700 Processor 3.20 GHz 6 Core 8 GB DDR4 SDRAM 16 GB Intel Optane +1 TB Hard Drive GeForce GTX 1030 Graphic Windows 10 Black 1-Week Support	$339.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell OP7060SFFT7G0K OptiPlex 7060 SFF Desktop Computer with Intel Core i7-8700 3.2 GHz Hexa-core, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD	$991.35 (www.amazon.com)
	AQVIN ZForce Gaming PC Desktop Tower - Intel Core i7 Upto 4.60Ghz GeForce RX 580 8GB GDDR5 HDMI 32GB DDR4 RAM 1TB SSD Windows 11 Pro WiFi	$559.99 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Pavilion Desktop Computer, Intel Core i7-8700, 12GB RAM, 1TB Hard Drive, Windows 10 (590-p0070, Silver)	$779.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,996
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,470
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,112
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,596
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,083
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,887
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,258
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,746
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,570
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,153
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz		12,829

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		223.17
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		208.45
Intel Core i9-13900K		155.22
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		151.02
Intel Core i9-12900K		148.11
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz		91.63
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.86
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 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,620
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,160
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,028
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,686
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,928
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz		2,639
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2255925 - Nov 26 2024		13322
BL2255630 - Nov 25 2024		13935
BL2255411 - Nov 25 2024		13861
BL2255403 - Nov 25 2024		12371
BL2255277 - Nov 25 2024		13733

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz
As of 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz		12,829
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-8700		13,622 (+6.2%)
Intel Core i7-8086K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-8700		14,252 (+11.1%)
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-8700		11,460 (-10.7%)
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-8700		10,752 (-16.2%)
Intel Core i5-10600K @ 4.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-8700		14,299 (+11.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Intel Core i7-8700		13,908 (+8.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs Intel Core i7-8700		13,161 (+2.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs Intel Core i7-8700		13,057 (+1.8%)
Intel Core i5-10400 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-8700		12,119 (-5.5%)
Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-8700		10,668 (-16.8%)
Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-8700		9,846 (-23.3%)
Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-8700		9,645 (-24.8%)

Is the Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,264
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		11,223
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,891
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,711
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,329
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		10,235
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,872
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,556
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,470
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,267
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,245
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,939
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz		1,779

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CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz

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