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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-8700 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-980X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-8700 is 2848 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-980X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 102% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i7-980X - 107 vs 53 FPS
- Up to 5% cheaper than Core i7-980X - $140.0 vs $148.02
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-980X - 65 vs 130 Watts
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i7-980X Extreme Edition Processor 3.33 GHz 12 MB Cache Socket LGA1366
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Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-980X
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2010
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-980X
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2010
Single-Core
554
36.61599471249174%
Multi-Core
2604
44.098221845893306%
Intel Core i7-980X | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2010 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-980X or Core i7-8700
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, 1920 x 1080, Very High
1 FPS
$859.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$859.99
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1 FPS
$699.99/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$699.99
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1 FPS
$1799/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,799
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1 FPS
$2499/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-8700
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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