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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-8700 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6700 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-6700 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-8700 is 915 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6700.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 4% better in World of Warcraft than Core i7-6700 - 186 vs 179 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700 - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Up to 43% cheaper than Core i7-8700 - £128.88 vs £224.88
- Up to 40% better value when playing World of Warcraft than Core i7-8700 - £0.72 vs £1.21 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-8700 doesn't have integrated graphics
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Intel Core i7-8700 Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.20GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)
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Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
FPS
179
96%
Value, £/FPS
£0.72/FPS
100%
Price, £
£128.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7 Quad-Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Processor CPU
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1920 x 1080
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Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-8700 | vs | Intel Core i7-6700 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 1st, 2018 | Release Date | Jul 1st, 2015 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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