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Core i7-8700K vs Core i7-6700K

Core i7-8700K vs Core i7-6700K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-8700K outperforms Core i7-6700K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-8700K is 796 days newer than Core i7-6700K.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700K

  • Performs up to 1% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Core i7-6700K - 88 vs 87 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700K - 12 vs 8 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700K

  • Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Core i7-8700K - 91 vs 95 Watts
This is a free version of Hogwarts Legacy.
Hogwarts Legacy

Hogwarts Legacy

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-8700K Logo
Core i7-8700K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

88

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-6700K Logo
Core i7-6700K

Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015


FPS

87

98%

Value, €/FPS

€2.17/FPS

100%

Price, €

€188.88

100%

Value Winner

Intel BX80662I7 Processore 6700K Core i7-6700K, 4 GHz, cache 8 MB, Socket LGA1151

Buy for 188.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 159 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-8700K Logo
Core i7-8700K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Intel Core i7-6700K Logo
Core i7-6700K

Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-8700K Logo
Core i7-8700K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1582

100%

Multi-Core

6443

100%

Intel Core i7-6700K Logo
Core i7-6700K

Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015


Single-Core

1480

93%

Multi-Core

4897

76%

Intel Core i7-8700K Logo

Intel Core i7-8700K

vs
Intel Core i7-6700K Logo

Intel Core i7-6700K

Oct 5th, 2017
Release DateAug 1st, 2015
Core i7CollectionCore i7
Coffee LakeCodenameSkylake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6
Cores4
12
Threads8
3.7 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.0 GHz
4.7 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.2 GHz
95 WTDP
91 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
37.0xMultiplier
40.0x
UHD Graphics 630Integrated GraphicsHD Graphics 530
Yes
OverclockableNo

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