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IntelBX80684I78700
IntelBX80623I72600

6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.2GHz, Coffee Lake.
Release date: Q4 2017.

4 Cores, 8 Threads @3.4GHz, Sandy Bridge.
Release date: Q1 2011.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 535,197 user samples
349,567 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 94% Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 75% Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 75% Great: 94%
SPEED RANK: 196th / 1406
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 78%
Battleship
185,630 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 74% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 54% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Poor: 54% Great: 74%
SPEED RANK: 494th / 1406
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
87 % Faster effective speed.
+30%
67.1 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
88.7 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+5%
84.1 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
126 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+47%
85.8 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
245 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+51%
162 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
459 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+68%
274 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
748 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+90%
394 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
95.5 Pts +4% 92.2 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
132 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+40%
94.2 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
263 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+42%
185 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
518 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+58%
328 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
822 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+82%
451 Pts
Market Share
Based on 70,435,252 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.94 % Hugely higher market share.
+292%
0.24 %
Value
Value For Money
82.1 % Slightly better value.
+6%
77.1 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
71 % More popular.
+15%
62 %
Price
Price (score)
€309 €151 Much cheaper.
+51%
Age
Newest
92 Months Much more recent.
+47%
173 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
65 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+32%
95 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
6 cores Much higher core count.
+50%
4 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
12 threads Much higher thread count.
+50%
8 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process
14 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+56%
32 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
3.2 GHz 3.4 GHz Slightly faster base frequency.
+6%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
4.6 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+21%
3.8 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
1,043 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+131%
452 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
936 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+132%
403 Pts
Series
CPU Architecture
Coffee Lake Sandy Bridge
Socket
Motherboard Socket
FCLGA1151 LGA1155
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
UHD 630 HD 2000
Launch Date
Launch Date
Q4'17 Q1'11
Cache
Cache
12 MB 8 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions
SSE4.1/4.2, AVX2 SSE4.1/4.2, AVX
Embedded Options Available
Embedded Options Available
No Yes
Lithography
Lithography
14 nm 32 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price
N/A $273.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency
4.60 GHz 3.8 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed
8 GT/s DMI3 5 GT/s DMI
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)
64 GB 32 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types
DDR4-2666 DDR3 1066/1333
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡
Intel® UHD Graphics 630 Intel® HD Graphics 2000
Graphics Base Frequency
Graphics Base Frequency
350 MHz 850 MHz
# of Displays Supported
# of Displays Supported ‡
3 2
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
1.20 GHz 1.35 GHz
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision
3.0 2.0

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The high-end hex core, 12 thread i7-8700 is second in Intel’s line up of 8th generation Coffee Lake CPUs that witnesses an increase in the number of cores at each SKU, as well as further refinement on the 14nm architecture as seen in the 6th and 7th generations. The i7-8700 features a TDP of 65W, 12MB of L3 Cache and 16 PCIe lanes. Although the 8700 has a base clock of 3.2 GHz it has an all core boost of 4.3 GHz and a single core boost of 4.6 GHz. These are unusually high clocks for a non-K SKU, Intel have historically clocked their non-K SKUs around 10% lower than the flagship K variants but with Coffee Lake, the 8700 is almost a match for a stock 8700K. Priced at $320, the i7-8700 offers exceptional single, quad and multi-core processing power to the mainstream market but unfortunately a new 300 series chipset will also need to be factored into the purchase. AMD’s comparably priced Ryzen 7 1700X is an 8 core 16 thread processor which is around 20% faster at multi-threaded tasks, but has around 20% slower single and quad core performance so the choice between these two processors is use case dependant but generally favours Intel for most desktop users whose workloads are typically single or dual core bound.  [Oct '17 CPUPro]

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If there is any chance whatsoever that you may decide to overclock your CPU then it makes a lot more sense to go for the 2600K "K" version which, thanks to its unlocked clock multiplier, is a lot easier to overclock. For the few extra pounds it costs, I would recommend taking the K version just on the off chance because there are easily 10%+ performance gains to be had. Otherwise this is still a superb processor and still holds its own against the i7-4770 which is its two generations newer replacement. [Feb '12 CPUPro]

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