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Core i7-11700KF vs Core i7-8700

Core i7-11700KF vs Core i7-8700: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Core i7-11700KF

3.6 GHz | 8-core

Intel Core i7-11700KF Logo
Intel Core i7-11700KF 11th Generation Desktop Processor (Base Clock 3.6 GHz TuboBoost 4.9 GHz, 8 Cores, 16 MB Cache, LGA1200) BX8070811700KF

Currently Out of Stock

Out of Stock

Updated 398 minutes ago

vs

Core i7-8700

3.2 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i7-8700 Logo
Intel Core i7-8700 Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.20GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)

Buy for £147.17 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 398 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Core i7-11700KF

3.6 GHz | 8-core

Intel Core i7-11700KF Logo
Intel Core i7-11700KF 11th Generation Desktop Processor (Base Clock 3.6 GHz TuboBoost 4.9 GHz, 8 Cores, 16 MB Cache, LGA1200) BX8070811700KF

Currently Out of Stock

Out of Stock

Updated 398 minutes ago

vs

Core i7-8700

3.2 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i7-8700 Logo
Intel Core i7-8700 Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.20GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)

Buy for £147.17 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 398 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-11700KF outperforms Core i7-8700 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-11700KF is 1170 days newer than Core i7-8700.

Advantages of Core i7-11700KF

  • Performs up to 20% better in Starfield than Core i7-8700 - 72 vs 60 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700 - 16 vs 12 threads

Advantages of Core i7-8700

  • Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-11700KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
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Starfield

Starfield

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-11700KF Logo
Core i7-11700KF

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


FPS

72

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-11700KF 11th Generation Desktop Processor (Base Clock 3.6 GHz TuboBoost 4.9 GHz, 8 Cores, 16 MB Cache, LGA1200) BX8070811700KF

Currently Out of Stock

Out of Stock

Updated 398 minutes ago

Intel Core i7-8700 Logo
Core i7-8700

Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018


FPS

60

83%

Value, £/FPS

£2.45/FPS

100%

Price, £

£147.17

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i7-8700 Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.20GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)

Buy for £147.17 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 398 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-11700KF Logo
Core i7-11700KF

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

Intel Core i7-8700 Logo
Core i7-8700

Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-11700KF Logo
Core i7-11700KF

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


Single-Core

2257

100%

Multi-Core

10185

100%

Intel Core i7-8700 Logo
Core i7-8700

Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018


Single-Core

1513

67%

Multi-Core

5905

58%

Intel Core i7-11700KF Logo

Core i7-11700KF

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Intel Core i7-8700 Logo

Core i7-8700

Mar 16th, 2021
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Core i7Core i7
Rocket LakeCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1200Intel Socket 1151
Desktop
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16
12
3.6 GHz
3.2 GHz
5.0 GHz
4.6 GHz
125 W
65 W
14 nm14 nm
36.0x
32.0x
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