Core i7-8700 vs Core i7-11700KF

Prices and Stock

Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W

Prices and Stock

Intel® Core™ i7-11700KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-11700KF 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 i7-11700KF is 1170 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-8700.

Advantages of Core i7-8700

Up to 52% cheaper than Core i7-11700KF - $139.95 vs $289.99
Up to 46% better value when playing World of Warcraft than Core i7-11700KF - $0.75 vs $1.38 per FPS
Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-11700KF - 65 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i7-11700KF

Performs up to 13% better in World of Warcraft than Core i7-8700 - 210 vs 186 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700 - 16 vs 12 threads

This is a free version of World of Warcraft.

World of Warcraft

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

Core i7-8700

Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018

FPS

186

89%

Value, $/FPS

$0.75/FPS

100%

Price, $

$139.95

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for $139.95 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 286 minutes ago

Core i7-11700KF

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

FPS

210

100%

Value, $/FPS

$1.38/FPS

54%

Price, $

$289.99

48%

FPS Winner

Intel® Core™ i7-11700KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W

Buy for $289.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 286 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

Core i7-8700

Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018

Core i7-11700KF

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

1920 x 1080

High

881

FPS

788

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Very High

279

FPS

180

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

High

234

FPS

200

FPS

Rust

1920 x 1080

Ultra

150

FPS

132

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Very High

483

FPS

379

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i7-8700

Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018

Single-Core

1513

67%

Multi-Core

5905

58%

Core i7-11700KF

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

Single-Core

2257

100%

Multi-Core

10185

100%

Core i7-8700	vs	Core i7-11700KF
Jan 1st, 2018	Release Date	Mar 16th, 2021
Core i7	Collection	Core i7
Coffee Lake	Codename	Rocket Lake
Intel Socket 1151	Socket	Intel Socket 1200
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
6	Cores	8
12	Threads	16
3.2 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.6 GHz
4.6 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	5.0 GHz
65 W	TDP	125 W
14 nm	Process Size	14 nm
32.0x	Multiplier	36.0x
None	Integrated Graphics	None
No	Overclockable	Yes