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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-8700 outperforms Core i5-4200U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-8700 is 1672 days newer than Core i5-4200U.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4200U
- Consumes up to 77% less energy than Intel Core i7-8700 - 15 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-8700 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 12% better in Far Cry 5 than Core i5-4200U - 212 vs 190 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4200U - 12 vs 4 threads
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
FPS
212
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.94/FPS
100%
Price, $
$200
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-4200U
Mobile • Jun 4th, 2013
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-4200U | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 4th, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Haswell | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel BGA 1168 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 1.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 2.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
15 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 16.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
Intel HD 4400 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-4200U or Core i7-8700
Far Cry 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
103 FPS
$8.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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89 FPS
$9.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$869.99
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111 FPS
$6.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$715.32
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58 FPS
$21.53/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,249
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84 FPS
$29.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-8700
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,499
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