Intel Core i7-8700K

The Intel Core i7-8700K is a high-end desktop processor with six cores based on the Coffee Lake architecture and was announced in September 2017. The processor clocks at between 3.7 and 4.7 GHz and can execute up to twelve threads simultaneously thanks to Hyper-Threading. According to Intel, the CPU is manufactured in an improved 14nm (14nm++) process. The i7-8700K is comparatively easy to overclock thanks to the unlocked multiplier.

Performance

Due to the two additional cores, performance has increased by almost 50% compared to the Core i7-7700K when all cores are in use. Single-core performance has not improved since its Kaby Lake predecessor. As a high-end model, the i7-8700K is suitable for the most demanding applications and games.

Graphics

The integrated Intel UHD Graphics 630 iGPU is supposed to offer higher performance as its clock rate has been increased by 50 MHz. The build is identical to that of the Intel HD Graphics 630. We do expect a performance improvement, but as a low-end solution it will probably only display current games smoothly at reduced details - if at all.

Power Consumption

Intel specifies the TDP with 95 watts. Therefore, well-dimensioned cooling systems should easily manage to deal with the created heat. We expect increased efficiency due to the higher performance.

Series

Intel Core i7 (Desktop)

Codename

Coffee Lake-S

Series: Core i7 (Desktop) Coffee Lake-S

Intel Core i7-9700K (compare)	3600 - 4900 MHz	8 / 8	16 MB
Intel Core i7-8086K (compare)	3700 - 5000 MHz	6 / 12	12 MB
» Intel Core i7-8700K	3700 - 4700 MHz	6 / 12	12 MB
Intel Core i7-8700 (compare)	3200 - 4600 MHz	6 / 12	12 MB

Clock Rate

3700 - 4700 MHz

Level 1 Cache

384 KB

Level 2 Cache

1.5 MB

Level 3 Cache

12 MB

Number of Cores / Threads

6 / 12

Max. Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power)

95 Watt

Manufacturing Technology

14 nm

Socket

FCLGA1151

Features

Dual-Channel DDR3(L)-1600/DDR4-2666 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, AES-NI, TSX-NI, Quick Sync, Virtualization, vPro

GPU

Intel UHD Graphics 630 (350 - 1200 MHz)

64 Bit

64 Bit support

Starting Price

$359 U.S.

Announcement Date

01/05/2017

Product Link (external)

Intel Core i7 (Desktop) 8700K

Benchmarks

Cinebench R15 - CPU Multi 64Bit

min: 1316 avg: 1367.2 median: 1359 (31%) max: 1422 Points

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Cinebench R15 - CPU Single 64Bit

min: 187 avg: 192.4 median: 192 (88%) max: 199 Points

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Cinebench R11.5 - CPU Multi 64Bit

min: 13 avg: 14.8 median: 15 (34%) max: 15 Points

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Cinebench R11.5 - CPU Single 64Bit

2.2 Points (110%)

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Cinebench R10 - Rendering Single 32Bit

min: 7130 avg: 7302.3 median: 7328 (80%) max: 7423 Points

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Cinebench R10 - Rendering Multiple CPUs 32Bit

min: 36392 avg: 38552 median: 39096 (60%) max: 39624 Points

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Cinebench R10 - Rendering Multiple CPUs 64Bit

46535 Points (61%)

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Cinebench R10 - Rendering Single CPUs 64Bit

9303 Points (90%)

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wPrime 2.0x - 1024m *

min: 116 avg: 120.8 median: 118 (1%) max: 129 seconds

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wPrime 2.0x - 32m *

min: 4 avg: 4.5 median: 4 (1%) max: 5 seconds

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WinRAR - Result

min: 7032 avg: 7195.7 median: 7120 (84%) max: 7435 KB/s

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X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - Pass 2

min: 82 avg: 85.6 median: 87 (2%) max: 87 fps

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X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - Pass 1

min: 230 avg: 231.7 median: 232 (86%) max: 233 fps

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HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - 4k Preset

10.8 fps (36%)

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TrueCrypt - Serpent Mean 100MB

0.8 GB/s (38%)

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TrueCrypt - Twofish Mean 100MB

1.3 GB/s (43%)

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TrueCrypt - AES Mean 100MB

min: 4 avg: 7.3 median: 8 (40%) max: 8 GB/s

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Blender 2.79 *

min: 312 avg: 332.8 median: 332 (4%) max: 353 Seconds

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3DMark 06 - CPU

min: 11599 avg: 11728.7 median: 11701 (78%) max: 11886 Points

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Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *

min: 7 avg: 8 median: 8 (2%) max: 8 Seconds

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Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *

min: 16 avg: 17.8 median: 17 (1%) max: 18 Seconds

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Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M *

min: 413 avg: 443.5 median: 442 (2%) max: 465 Seconds

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3DMark 11 - Performance Physics 1280x720

min: 13293 avg: 14459.5 median: 14766 (76%) max: 15013 points

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3DMark - Ice Storm Standard Physics 1280x720

min: 63878 avg: 64781 median: 64445 (41%) max: 66020 Points

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3DMark - Ice Storm Extreme Physics 1920x1080

min: 63734 avg: 64731 median: 64316 (77%) max: 66143 Points

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3DMark - Ice Storm Unlimited Physics 1280x720 offscreen

min: 63328 avg: 65156 median: 65451 (76%) max: 66393 Points

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3DMark - Cloud Gate Standard Physics 1280x720

min: 12363 avg: 12529.5 median: 12521 (32%) max: 12713 Points

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3DMark - Fire Strike Physics 1920x1080

min: 18221 avg: 18728.4 median: 18574 (57%) max: 19358 Points

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Geekbench 3 - 64 Bit Multi-Core Score

25920 Points (69%)

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Geekbench 3 - 64 Bit Single-Core Score

4914 Points (100%)

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Geekbench 4.0 - Compute OpenCL Score

min: 203123 avg: 206363 median: 206363 (71%) max: 209603 Points

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Geekbench 4.0 - 64 Bit Multi-Core Score

min: 23187 avg: 23208.5 median: 23208 (77%) max: 23230 Points

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Geekbench 4.0 - 64 Bit Single-Core Score

min: 5738 avg: 5754 median: 5754 (96%) max: 5770 Points

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Geekbench 4.4 - 64 Bit Single-Core Score

min: 5760 avg: 5826.7 median: 5783 (91%) max: 5937 Points

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Geekbench 4.4 - 64 Bit Multi-Core Score

min: 24546 avg: 24938 median: 25045 (44%) max: 25223 Points

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Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Total Score *

753.3 ms (1%)

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Sunspider - 1.0 Total Score *

min: 52 avg: 55.8 median: 55 (1%) max: 59 ms

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Octane V2 - Total Score

min: 45565 avg: 47063.5 median: 47063 (90%) max: 48562 Points

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Power Consumption - Prime95 V28,10 Stress Power Consumption (external Monitor) ultra *

min: 142 avg: 149.4 median: 149 (32%) max: 156 Watt

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Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption (external Monitor) ultra *

min: 134 avg: 143.2 median: 143 (25%) max: 152 Watt

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Model	GPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Intel Core i7-8700K, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	RX Vega 64	16384 MB	1630 / 945 MHz	8192MB HBM2 Adrenalin 18.10.1	1316
Eurocom Sky X9C	GeForce GTX 1080 SLI (Laptop)	65536 MB	1657 / 10010 MHz	8192MB GDDR5X 388.31	1334
Eurocom Sky X4C	GeForce GTX 1080 (Laptop)	32768 MB	1657 / 10010 MHz	8192MB GDDR5X 388.13	1359
	GeForce GTX 1080 Ti	16384 MB			1405
	GeForce GTX 1080 Ti	16384 MB		11264MB	1422

Model	GPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Intel Core i7-8700K, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	RX Vega 64	16384 MB	1630 / 945 MHz	8192MB HBM2 Adrenalin 18.10.1	187
Eurocom Sky X9C	GeForce GTX 1080 SLI (Laptop)	65536 MB	1657 / 10010 MHz	8192MB GDDR5X 388.31	190
Eurocom Sky X4C	GeForce GTX 1080 (Laptop)	32768 MB	1657 / 10010 MHz	8192MB GDDR5X 388.13	192
	GeForce GTX 1080 Ti	16384 MB		11264MB	194
	GeForce GTX 1080 Ti	16384 MB			199

Model	GPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Intel Core i7-8700K, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	RX Vega 64	16384 MB	1630 / 945 MHz	8192MB HBM2 Adrenalin 18.10.1	13.61
Eurocom Sky X4C	GeForce GTX 1080 (Laptop)	32768 MB	1657 / 10010 MHz	8192MB GDDR5X 388.13	14.98
Eurocom Sky X9C	GeForce GTX 1080 SLI (Laptop)	65536 MB	1657 / 10010 MHz	8192MB GDDR5X 388.31	15.02
	GeForce GTX 1080 Ti	16384 MB			15.64

Model	GPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Intel Core i7-8700K, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	RX Vega 64	16384 MB	1630 / 945 MHz	8192MB HBM2 Adrenalin 18.10.1	2.11
Eurocom Sky X4C	GeForce GTX 1080 (Laptop)	32768 MB	1657 / 10010 MHz	8192MB GDDR5X 388.13	2.16
Eurocom Sky X9C	GeForce GTX 1080 SLI (Laptop)	65536 MB	1657 / 10010 MHz	8192MB GDDR5X 388.31	2.23
	GeForce GTX 1080 Ti	16384 MB			2.27

Model	GPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Intel Core i7-8700K, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	RX Vega 64	16384 MB	1630 / 945 MHz	8192MB HBM2 Adrenalin 18.10.1	7130
Eurocom Sky X4C	GeForce GTX 1080 (Laptop)	32768 MB	1657 / 10010 MHz	8192MB GDDR5X 388.13	7243
	GeForce GTX 1080 Ti	16384 MB			7413
Eurocom Sky X9C	GeForce GTX 1080 SLI (Laptop)	65536 MB	1657 / 10010 MHz	8192MB GDDR5X 388.31	7423