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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-8700 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-870 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-870 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-8700 is 3037 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-870.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-870
- Up to 50% cheaper than Core i7-8700 - $100.0 vs $200.0
- Up to 43% better value when playing Sons Of The Forest than Core i7-8700 - $1.1 vs $1.94 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 13% better in Sons Of The Forest than Core i7-870 - 103 vs 91 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-870 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-870 - 12 vs 8 threads
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-870 Processor 2.93 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
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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 i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-870 | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 8th, 2009 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Lynnfield | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 22.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-870 or Core i7-8700
Sons Of The Forest, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
62 FPS
$13.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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50 FPS
$17.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$869.99
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68 FPS
$10.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$715.32
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17 FPS
$73.47/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,249
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45 FPS
$55.53/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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