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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-11700K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-8700 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-8700 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-11700K is 1170 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-8700.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Up to 22% cheaper than Core i7-11700K - $200.0 vs $258.0
- Up to 22% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Core i7-11700K - $1.05 vs $1.34 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-11700K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700K
- Performs up to 1% better in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Core i7-8700 - 192 vs 190 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700 - 16 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-8700 doesn't have integrated graphics
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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Intel® Core™ i7-11700K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-8700 | vs | Intel Core i7-11700K |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1st, 2018 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-8700 or Core i7-11700K
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
98 FPS
$8.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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76 FPS
$11.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$869.99
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110 FPS
$6.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$746.43
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147 FPS
$20.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,996.99
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146 FPS
$19.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i7-11700K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,888
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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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112 FPS
$31.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$3,499
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68 FPS
$36.75/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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