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Measure CPU and GPU balance before you buy.
Power Calculator
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Will It Run?
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Smart Wizard
Get a complete build plan based on budget and goals.
Build Comparison
Compare complete builds side by side.
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Measure CPU and GPU balance before you buy.
Power Calculator
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Will It Run?
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Intel
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About This Product
The Intel Core i7-8700K is a 6-core, 12-thread desktop CPU from the 8th Gen Coffee Lake series, featuring a base clock of 3.7 GHz and a boost clock of 4.7 GHz. It offers strong single-core performance suitable for gaming at 1080p and 1440p resolutions, often outperforming newer budget CPUs in lightly threaded applications. While its multi-core performance is adequate for general use, it lags behind modern CPUs in heavily threaded tasks and productivity workloads.
Verdict
βGood for gamers on an existing LGA 1151 platform seeking a cost-effective upgrade.β
Performance Benchmarks
Scores are grouped by benchmark family so it is easy to compare raw speed, threaded output, and real-world value without mixing scales.
Render Workloads
Next-Gen Scale
Large Sample Pool
Value & Efficiency
These derived metrics use Cinebench R23 multi-core performance to keep the value calculation consistent across the catalog.
Performance per Watt
94.3 pts/W
Performance per Dollar
63.7 pts/$
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