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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-11700KF 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 i7-11700KF is 1170 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-8700.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Up to 19% cheaper than Core i7-11700KF - $200.0 vs $247.16
- Up to 14% better value when playing Escape From Tarkov than Core i7-11700KF - $0.95 vs $1.1 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-11700KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700KF
- Performs up to 7% better in Escape From Tarkov than Core i7-8700 - 224 vs 210 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700 - 16 vs 12 threads
Escape From Tarkov
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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Core i7-11700KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
224
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.1/FPS
86%
Price, $
$247.16
80%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700KF 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 i7-11700KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-8700 | vs | Intel Core i7-11700KF |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-8700 or Core i7-11700KF
Escape From Tarkov, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
140 FPS
$7.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,009.99
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161 FPS
$6.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$999.99
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182 FPS
$6.59/FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,199.99
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140 FPS
$10.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,479.99
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139 FPS
$5.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$829.99
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126 FPS
$6.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$869.99
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176 FPS
$11.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-11700KF
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,099.99
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140 FPS
$13.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,849
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147 FPS
$4.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$715.32
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176 FPS
$9.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-11700KF
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,749.99
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