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IntelBX80684I78700
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8 Cores, 8 Threads @3.00 GHz, 65 W.
Release date ≈ Q2 2019.

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▲ 723,724 ▼

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

Effective Speed 
+6%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 429,442 user samples
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Best Bench: 99% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 74% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Poor: 74% Great: 99%
SPEED RANK: 146th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 92%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier
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: 182nd / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 78%
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Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		92 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+6% 		87 %
Average Score 
+9%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		86.9 Pts 88.7 Pts +2%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		133 Pts Slightly faster single-core speed.
+6% 		126 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		264 Pts Slightly faster dual-core speed.
+8% 		245 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		522 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+14% 		459 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		886 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+18% 		748 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+10%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		95.1 Pts 95.5 Pts +0%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		141 Pts Slightly faster OC single-core speed.
+7% 		132 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		281 Pts Slightly faster OC dual-core speed.
+7% 		263 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		561 Pts Slightly faster OC quad-core speed.
+8% 		518 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		1043 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+27% 		822 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+52%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.51 % 1.15 % Hugely higher market share.
+125%
Value
Value For Money 		95.3 % 104 % Slightly better value.
+9%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		55 % 72 % Much more popular.
+31%
Price
Price (score) 		$245 $145 Much cheaper.
+41%
Nice To Haves 
+8%
Age
Newest 		64+ Months More recent.
+25% 		85 Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		1069 Pts +2% 1043 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		911 Pts 936 Pts +3%
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q2'19 Q4'17
Cache
Cache 		12 MB SmartCache 12 MB
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 SSE4.1/4.2, AVX2
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		4.70 GHz 4.60 GHz
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 		128 GB 64 GB
Hyper-Threading Tech
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡ 		No Yes
PCI Express Configurations
PCI Express Configurations ‡ 		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4 Up to 1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8+2x4

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 92%
Average Bench 87%

Offered pretty much same performance as i7-9700K but without ability to OC and has lower base clock and all-core boost clock. Would opt to buy i7-9700K instead because this CPU is priced same as the OC-able counterpart. [Oct '19 ColdSpy]

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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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