Name: Core i7 8700
Brand: Intel
SKU: 416786
Rating: 4.3 (42 reviews)

4.4

based on all reviews

Consumer ratings:

4.8 / 5

Better base frequency
better turbo and the ability to overclock
in-depth reviews and helpful tips

lacklustre Forza Horizon 4 results
gaming performance is still rather difficult
the cooler can be overwhelmed

Processor socket: LGA 1151
Clock speed: 3.2 GHz
Number of cores: 6
Number of threads: 12
Thermal design power (tdp): 65 W
Processor lithography: 14 nm
Cache: 12 MB
Cache type: Smart Cache

Intel Core i7 8700 - Pros & Cons

Better base frequency
better turbo and the ability to overclock
in-depth reviews and helpful tips
Great benchmark results and an attractive price
performance is impressive

lacklustre Forza Horizon 4 results
gaming performance is still rather difficult
the cooler can be overwhelmed
Intel's solution is severely deficient
the CPU loses some of its luster as a result
processors exceed that rating when they jump to higher Turbo Boost bins
lack of backward compatibility
lackluster Forza Horizon 4 results
dedicated graphics cards
not integrated GPUs
encoding doesn't push a modern CPU to its limits
experienced intermittent lockups and blue-screen crashes
Intel has long been conservative with its rated RAM support
the only new chips Intel is rolling out in this update

Intel Core i7 8700 - Technical Overview

	Poor	Average	Good	Excellent
Processor lithography	14 nm Best: HP AMD EPYC 7702 Processor lithography: 7 nm
Number of cores	6 Best: Intel Xeon Phi Coprocessor 7290 Number of cores: 72
Clock speed	3.2 GHz Best: AMD FX 9590 Clock speed: 4.7 GHz
Max turbo speed	4.6 GHz Best: Cisco Intel Xeon E5-2609 Max turbo speed: 24 GHz

Intel - Video Reviews (4)

Intel Core i7 8700K Review: The Fastest Gaming CPU Money Can Buy?

Unboxing & Overview of the Intel Core i7 8700 Processor

Intel Core i7 8700 - 8th gen Unboxing! | Coffee Lake

Intel Core i7 8700 - Full Specifications

Processor socket	LGA 1151
Component for	PC
Operating modes	64-bit

On-board graphics adapter	yes
Type	Intel UHD Graphics 630
On-board graphics adapter base frequency	350.0 MHz
On-board graphics adapter DirectX version	12.0

Cooler included	yes
Thermal specification	212.0 °F

Clock speed	3.2 GHz
Max turbo speed	4.6 GHz
Number of cores	6
Number of threads	12
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65.0 W
Processor lithography	0.0 in
Bus type	DMI3
Idle states	yes

Cache	12 MB
Cache type	Smart Cache
Memory clock speeds supported by processor	2666.0 MHz
Maximum internal memory supported by processor	64.0 GB
Memory types supported by processor	DDR4 SDRAM
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)	41.6 GB/s
Memory channels	Dual

Thermal monitoring technologies	yes
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes	16
Supported instruction sets	AVX 2.0 SSE4.1 SSE4.2
Execute disable bit	yes
Scalability	1S

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Intel Core i7 8700 Intel - Editorial Reviews (3)

4.0

Based on 3 reviews

Intel Core i7 8700 Intel Core i7-8700K review

TechRadar

Published: 25.04.2019

Intel Core i7-8700K review

Intel’s hexa-core processor rises above Ryzen

PCMAG

Published: 05.10.2017

Intel Core i7-8700K Review

4.0

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.

Intel Core i7 8700 Intel Core i7-8700 Review: Stock Cooler Falls Flat

tomshardware.co.uk

Published: 25.06.2018

Intel Core i7-8700 Review: Stock Cooler Falls Flat

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.