Average Bench: 80.4% (229th of 1442)

more Based on 522 user benchmarks.  Devices: 0F8BFBFF000906EA, , 1FABFBFF000906EA, BFEBFBFF000906E9, 0000000000000000, 1F8BFBFF000906EA, BFEBFBFF000106E5, BFEBFBFF000406E3 Models: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8700K CPU @ 3.70GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8700k CPU @ 3.70GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8700K CPU @ 4.50GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 8700K @ 3.70GHz
Poor: 49%Average: 80.4% Great: 100%
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser

Very good average bench

The Intel Core i7-8700K VH averaged just 19.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel Core i7-8700K VH near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Single Core Speed 132Pts
Avg. Dual Core Speed 249Pts

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Core i7-8700K VH is 50.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Intel Core i7-8700K VH performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 678Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 620Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 522 samples)
Min Avg Max
61.3 Memory 80.9 94.4
99.2 1-Core 132 154
127 2-Core 249 305
85% 154 Pts
Min Avg Max
132 4-Core 439 595
132 8-Core 620 943
66.5% 529 Pts
Min Avg Max
133 64-Core 678 1,154
42% 678 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
None, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Memory 94.1
1-Core 151
2-Core 300
100% 181 Pts
4-Core 592
8-Core 960
95% 776 Pts
64-Core 1,192
74% 1,192 Pts
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Memory 95.6
1-Core 129
2-Core 255
90% 160 Pts
4-Core 504
8-Core 784
79% 644 Pts
64-Core 1,010
62% 1,010 Pts
CPU 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Memory 79
1-Core 136
2-Core 264
87% 160 Pts
4-Core 518
8-Core 839
83% 679 Pts
64-Core 846
52% 846 Pts
CPU 0, 1 CPU, 5 cores, 10 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Memory 83.4
1-Core 111
2-Core 205
76% 133 Pts
4-Core 408
8-Core 690
67% 549 Pts
64-Core 800
50% 800 Pts
None, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Memory 57.8
1-Core 93
2-Core 196
63% 116 Pts
4-Core 336
8-Core 568
55% 452 Pts
64-Core 921
57% 921 Pts
None, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 3 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Memory 4.41
1-Core 14.3
2-Core 21
7% 13.2 Pts
4-Core 72.6
8-Core 39.6
8% 56.1 Pts
64-Core 50.8
3% 50.8 Pts
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 67,714,956 CPUs tested

Typical Core i7-8700K VH Builds (Compare 24,221 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

Disqualified System: bin bin

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 21% - Poor Total price: $28

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