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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-11700KF outperforms the cheaper Core i7-8700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-11700KF is 1170 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-8700.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Up to 6% cheaper than Core i7-11700KF - CA$328.88 vs CA$349.45
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-11700KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700KF
- Performs up to 10% better in Far Cry 5 than Core i7-8700 - 234 vs 212 FPS
- Up to 4% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than Core i7-8700 - CA$1.49 vs CA$1.55 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700 - 16 vs 12 threads
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel BX80684I78700 Boxed 8th Gen Core i7-8700 Processor 3.2 6
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Core i7-11700KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
234
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.49/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$349.45
94%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Core i7-11700KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-8700 | vs | Intel Core i7-11700KF |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1st, 2018 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-8700 or Core i7-11700KF
Far Cry 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
158 FPS
CA$9.49/FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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138 FPS
CA$21.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-11700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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