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In short — Core i7-8700K outperforms Core i5-3230M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-8700K is 1738 days newer than Core i5-3230M.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3230M
- Consumes up to 63% less energy than Intel Core i7-8700K - 35 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700K
- Performs up to 13% better in No Man's Sky than Core i5-3230M - 179 vs 158 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3230M - 12 vs 4 threads
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
179
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.16/FPS
100%
Price, $
$208
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-8700K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.7GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3230M
Mobile • Jan 1st, 2013
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3230M | vs | Intel Core i7-8700K |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel BGA 1023 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| Intel HD 4000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-3230M or Core i7-8700K
No Man's Sky, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
102 FPS
$14.71/FPS
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
Core i7-8700K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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