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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-8700 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-661 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-661 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-8700 is 2916 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-661.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-661
- Up to 60% cheaper than Core i7-8700 - $80.0 vs $200.0
- Up to 49% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i7-8700 - $0.18 vs $0.35 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-8700 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 28% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i5-661 - 572 vs 448 FPS
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than Intel Core i5-661 - 65 vs 87 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-661 - 12 vs 4 threads
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5 Processor i5-661 3.33GHz 4MB LGA1156 CPU BX80616I5661
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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 i5-661
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-661 | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 87 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-661 or Core i7-8700
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
282 FPS
$2.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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232 FPS
$3.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$869.99
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313 FPS
$2.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$715.32
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101 FPS
$12.37/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,249
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212 FPS
$11.79/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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