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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-8700 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-7820X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-8700 is 189 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-7820X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-7820X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 3% better in War Thunder than Core i7-7820X - 186 vs 180 FPS
- Up to 60% cheaper than Core i7-7820X - $200.0 vs $495.0
- Up to 61% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i7-7820X - $1.08 vs $2.75 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-7820X - 65 vs 140 Watts
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Intel Core i7 i7-7820X Octa-core 8 Core 3.60 GHz Processor Socket R4 LGA-2066
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Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
FPS
186
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.08/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
Movie
Core i7-7820X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-7820X | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 26th, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake-E/EP | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-7820X or Core i7-8700
War Thunder, 1920 x 1080, Movie
150 FPS
$5.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$829.99
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140 FPS
$6.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$869.99
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156 FPS
$4.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$746.43
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110 FPS
$11.35/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,249
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136 FPS
$18.38/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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