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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-11700K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-8700 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-8700 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-11700K is 1170 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-8700.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700K
- Performs up to 4% better in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Core i7-8700 - 226 vs 218 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700 - 16 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-8700 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Up to 5% cheaper than Core i7-11700K - £224.88 vs £237.7
- Up to 2% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Core i7-11700K - £1.03 vs £1.05 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-11700K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
226
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.05/FPS
98%
Price, £
£237.7
94%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-11700K (3.6 GHz, 16M Cache, up to 5.00 GHz)
Buy for £237.7 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 17913 minutes ago
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
FPS
218
96%
Value, £/FPS
£1.03/FPS
100%
Price, £
£224.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-8700 Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.20GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)
Buy for £224.88 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 17913 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-11700K | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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