Average Bench: 60.9% (566th of 1445)

Based on 50 user benchmarks.  Device: 0F8BFBFF000906EA Model: 1st CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8700 CPU @ 3.20GHz
Poor: 37%Average: 60.9% Great: 88%
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht

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Above average average bench

The 1st CPU: Intel Core i7-8700 averaged 39.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Single Core Speed 122Pts
Avg. Dual Core Speed 242Pts

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the 1st CPU: Intel Core i7-8700 is 51.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the 1st CPU: Intel Core i7-8700 performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 316Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 311Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 50 samples)
Min Avg Max
39.3 Memory 72.1 91.1
69.7 1-Core 122 139
137 2-Core 242 275
79.2% 145 Pts
Min Avg Max
115 4-Core 286 545
82.2 8-Core 311 829
39.3% 298 Pts
Min Avg Max
99 64-Core 316 829
19.6% 316 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
CPU #000, 4 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Memory 68.4
1-Core 108
2-Core 230
73% 136 Pts
4-Core 367
8-Core 405
51% 386 Pts
64-Core 379
23% 379 Pts
CPU 0, 2 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Memory 61.2
1-Core 64.1
2-Core 137
50% 87.4 Pts
4-Core 252
8-Core 352
38% 302 Pts
64-Core 350
22% 350 Pts
CPU 0, 8 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Memory 26.8
1-Core 61.8
2-Core 120
37% 69.6 Pts
4-Core 247
8-Core 468
43% 358 Pts
64-Core 450
28% 450 Pts
CPU 0, 2 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Memory 40.6
1-Core 52.6
2-Core 115
38% 69.4 Pts
4-Core 166
8-Core 177
23% 171 Pts
64-Core 210
13% 210 Pts
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 67,852,856 CPUs tested

Typical CPU: Intel Core i7-8700 Builds (Compare 24,333 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

Disqualified System: bin bin

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

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