Buy on Amazon
$200
In Stock
Availability
Availability
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $1723
Availability
MSRP in USD: $1723
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-8700 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-8700 is 580 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6950X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 2% better in God of War than Core i7-6950X - 176 vs 173 FPS
- Up to 60% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $200.0 vs $499.0
- Up to 60% better value when playing God of War than Core i7-6950X - $1.14 vs $2.88 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 65 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700 - 20 vs 12 threads
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
FPS
176
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.14/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
Buy for $200 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 5820 minutes ago
Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition (25M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) 3.0 10
Buy for $499 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 5821 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-8700 | vs | Intel Core i7-6950X |
|---|---|---|
Jan 1st, 2018 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 12 | Threads | 20 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-8700 or Core i7-6950X
God of War, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
68 FPS
$12.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
$829.99
In Stock
52 FPS
$16.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
$869.99
In Stock
78 FPS
$9.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
$715.32
In Stock
10 FPS
$124.9/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
$1,249
In Stock
45 FPS
$55.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-8700
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$2,499
In Stock
Similar CPU Comparisons
Select from the most popular similar processor comparisons. Most compared processor combinations, including the currently selected ones, are at the top.
