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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-8700 outperforms the cheaper Pentium G4500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G4500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-8700 is 853 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G4500.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 18% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Pentium G4500 - 132 vs 112 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G4500 - 12 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G4500
- Up to 61% cheaper than Core i7-8700 - $78.39 vs $200.0
- Up to 54% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i7-8700 - $0.7 vs $1.52 per FPS
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than Intel Core i7-8700 - 51 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-8700 doesn't have integrated graphics
Grand Theft Auto V
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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Pentium G4500
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
FPS
112
84%
Value, $/FPS
$0.7/FPS
100%
Price, $
$78.39
100%
Value Winner
Intel Boxed Pentium Processor G4500 FC-LGA14C 3.5 1 LGA 1151 BX80662G4500
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Pentium G4500
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-8700 | vs | Intel Pentium G4500 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 1st, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2015 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Pentium |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 2 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 51 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-8700 or Pentium G4500
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
78 FPS
$11.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$869.99
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40 FPS
$34.98/FPS
Radeon Pro WX 3100
Core i7-8700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,399
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43 FPS
$29.05/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,249
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73 FPS
$34.23/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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