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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 Pentium G4500
- Up to 58% cheaper than Core i7-8700 - $84.19 vs $200.0
- Up to 56% better value when playing Stray than Core i7-8700 - $0.47 vs $1.08 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
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 4% better in Stray than Pentium G4500 - 185 vs 178 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G4500 - 12 vs 2 threads
Stray
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Pentium G4500
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
FPS
178
96%
Value, $/FPS
$0.47/FPS
100%
Price, $
$84.19
100%
Value Winner
Intel Boxed Pentium Processor G4500 FC-LGA14C 3.5 1 LGA 1151 BX80662G4500
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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
High
Pentium G4500
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G4500 | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 12 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
51 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
Intel HD 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Pentium G4500 or Core i7-8700
Stray, 1920 x 1080, High
109 FPS
$7.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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92 FPS
$9.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$869.99
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120 FPS
$5.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$715.32
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42 FPS
$29.74/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,249
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84 FPS
$29.75/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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