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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-11700K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-8700K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-8700K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-11700K is 1258 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-8700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700K
- Performs up to 9% better in Lost Ark than Core i7-8700K - 286 vs 263 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700K - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700K
- Up to 12% cheaper than Core i7-11700K - £208.88 vs £237.7
- Up to 5% better value when playing Lost Ark than Core i7-11700K - £0.79 vs £0.83 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i7-11700K - 95 vs 125 Watts
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
286
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.83/FPS
95%
Price, £
£237.7
87%
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 14634 minutes ago
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
263
91%
Value, £/FPS
£0.79/FPS
100%
Price, £
£208.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-8700K Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.70GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/95W/Graphics)
Buy for £208.88 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 14635 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-11700K | vs | Intel Core i7-8700K |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| 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 | 3.7 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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