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In short — Core i7-8700K outperforms Pentium 2117U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-8700K is 1860 days newer than Pentium 2117U.
Advantages of Intel Pentium 2117U
- Consumes up to 82% less energy than Intel Core i7-8700K - 17 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700K
- Performs up to 17% better in Borderlands 3 than Pentium 2117U - 223 vs 191 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium 2117U - 12 vs 2 threads
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
223
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.83/FPS
100%
Price, $
$186
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-8700K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.7GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Pentium 2117U
Mobile • Sep 1st, 2012
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium 2117U | vs | Intel Core i7-8700K |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2012 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i7 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel BGA 1023 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 12 |
| 1.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
17 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 18.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Pentium 2117U or Core i7-8700K
Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass
72 FPS
$20.83/FPS
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Core i7-8700K
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