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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $313
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MSRP in USD: $313
Key Differences
In short — Core i7-8700 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-3770K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-3770K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-8700 is 2073 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-3770K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 12% better in Resident Evil 4 than Core i7-3770K - 180 vs 161 FPS
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i7-3770K - 65 vs 77 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-3770K - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3770K
- Up to 12% cheaper than Core i7-8700 - $175.0 vs $200.0
- Up to 2% better value when playing Resident Evil 4 than Core i7-8700 - $1.09 vs $1.11 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-8700 doesn't have integrated graphics
Resident Evil 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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Core i7-3770K
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
161
89%
Value, $/FPS
$1.09/FPS
100%
Price, $
$175
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-3770K Quad-Core Processor 3.5 GHz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80637I73770K
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Updated 7392 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Core i7-3770K
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-8700 | vs | Intel Core i7-3770K |
|---|---|---|
Jan 1st, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 29th, 2012 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 77 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4000 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-8700 or Core i7-3770K
Resident Evil 4, 1920 x 1080, Max
78 FPS
$10.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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62 FPS
$14.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$869.99
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88 FPS
$8.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$715.32
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20 FPS
$62.45/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,249
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55 FPS
$45.44/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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