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Core i5-2300 vs Core i7-8700

Core i5-2300 vs Core i7-8700: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-8700 outperforms Core i5-2300 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-8700 is 2549 days newer than Core i5-2300.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-2300

  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-8700 doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700

  • Performs up to 31% better in Dead Island 2 than Core i5-2300 - 157 vs 120 FPS
  • Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-2300 - 65 vs 95 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2300 - 12 vs 4 threads
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Dead Island 2

Dead Island 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-2300 Logo
Core i5-2300

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


FPS

120

76%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i7-8700 Logo
Core i7-8700

Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018


FPS

157

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.03/FPS

100%

Price, €

€162.32

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for 162.32 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 59 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-2300 Logo
Core i5-2300

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011

Intel Core i7-8700 Logo
Core i7-8700

Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-2300 Logo
Core i5-2300

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


Single-Core

510

33%

Multi-Core

1490

25%

Intel Core i7-8700 Logo
Core i7-8700

Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018


Single-Core

1513

100%

Multi-Core

5905

100%

Intel Core i5-2300 Logo

Intel Core i5-2300

vs
Intel Core i7-8700 Logo

Intel Core i7-8700

Jan 9th, 2011Release Date
Jan 1st, 2018
Core i5CollectionCore i7
Sandy BridgeCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1155SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
6
4Threads
12
2.8 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.2 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed4.6 GHz
95 WTDP
65 W
32 nmProcess Size
14 nm
28.0xMultiplier
32.0x
Intel HD 2000
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockableNo

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