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Intel Core i7 8700 vs Intel Core i7 8700K

Intel Core i7 8700 Cpu
Intel Core i7 8700
Intel Core i7 8700K Cpu
Intel Core i7 8700K
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Intel’s hexa-core processor rises above RyzenRead more
With high clocks and hexa-core design, Intel's top eighth-generation/"Coffee Lake" desktop CPU impresses as a mainstream "do-it-all" processor. It's an excellent gamer, too, when paired with a high-end video card.Read more
Intel's Core i7-8700 sports all of the goodness expected from its Coffee Lake architecture. However, the bundled cooler proves insufficient under taxing workloads.Read more
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General

Intel Core i7 8700Intel Core i7 8700
Intel Core i7 8700KIntel Core i7 8700K
Processor socketLGA 1151LGA 1151
Component forPCPC

Processor

Intel Core i7 8700Intel Core i7 8700
Intel Core i7 8700KIntel Core i7 8700K
Clock speed3.2 GHz3.7 GHz
Max turbo speed4.6 GHz4.7 GHz
Number of cores66
Number of threads1212
Thermal Design Power (TDP)65.0 W95.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in
Bus typeDMI3DMI3
Idle statesyesyes

Integrated Graphics

Intel Core i7 8700Intel Core i7 8700
Intel Core i7 8700KIntel Core i7 8700K
On-board graphics adapteryesyes
TypeIntel UHD Graphics 630Intel UHD Graphics 630
On-board graphics adapter base frequency350.0 MHz350.0 MHz
On-board graphics adapter DirectX version12.012.0

Memory

Intel Core i7 8700Intel Core i7 8700
Intel Core i7 8700KIntel Core i7 8700K
Cache12 MB12 MB
Cache typeSmart CacheSmart Cache
Memory clock speeds supported by processor2666.0 MHz2666.0 MHz
Maximum internal memory supported by processor64.0 GB64.0 GB
Memory types supported by processorDDR4 SDRAMDDR4 SDRAM
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)41.6 GB/s41.6 GB/s
Memory channelsDualDual

Thermals

Intel Core i7 8700Intel Core i7 8700
Intel Core i7 8700KIntel Core i7 8700K
Cooler includedyesno

Features

Intel Core i7 8700Intel Core i7 8700
Intel Core i7 8700KIntel Core i7 8700K
Thermal monitoring technologiesyesyes
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes1616
Supported instruction sets
  • AVX 2.0
  • SSE4.1
  • SSE4.2
  • AVX 2.0
  • SSE4.1
  • SSE4.2
Execute disable bityesyes
Scalability1S1S

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