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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10940X 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 i9-10940X is 656 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-8700.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Up to 74% cheaper than Core i9-10940X - $200.0 vs $780.0
- Up to 74% better value when playing Escape From Tarkov than Core i9-10940X - $0.95 vs $3.7 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10940X - 65 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10940X
- Performs up to 0% better in Escape From Tarkov than Core i7-8700 - 211 vs 210 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700 - 28 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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Intel Core i9-10940X Desktop Processor 14 Cores up to 4.8GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W, BX8069510940X
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Core i9-10940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-8700 | vs | Intel Core i9-10940X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1st, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 14 |
| 12 | Threads | 28 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-8700 or Core i9-10940X
Escape From Tarkov, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
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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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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91 FPS
$13.73/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,249
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120 FPS
$20.82/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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