Intel Core i7-8700

Specifications Benchmarks Synonyms

Specifications

Technical data

CPU generation and family

CPU group
Intel Core i 8000
Family
Intel Core i7
Generation
8
Name
Intel Core i7-8700
Predecessor
Intel Core i7-7700
Segment
Desktop / Server
Successor
Intel Core i7-9700

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

A-Core
—
B-Core
—
Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
C-Core
—
Core architecture
normal
CPU Cores
6
CPU Threads
12
Hyperthreading / SMT
Yes
Overclocking
No
Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
4.6 GHz
Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
4.3 GHz

Internal Graphics

DirectX Version
12
Execution units
24
Generation
9.5
GPU Frequency
350 MHz
GPU name
Intel UHD Graphics 630
GPU Turbo
1150 MHz
Max. displays
3
Max. GPU Memory
64 GB
Release date
Q4/2017
Shader
192
Technology
14 nm

Hardware codec support

AV1
No
H.264 / AVC
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
Decode / Encode
JPEG
Decode / Encode
VC-1
Decode
VP8
Decode / Encode
VP9
Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

ECC
No
Max. Memory
128 GB
Memory channels
2
Memory type
DDR4-2666
PCIe lanes
16
PCIe version
3.0

Encryption

AES-NI
Yes

Thermal Management

Maximum Operating Temperature
100 °C
TDP (PL1, legacy label)
65 W
TDP (PL2)
—
TDP down
—
TDP up
—

Technical details

Architecture
Coffee Lake S
Instruction set (ISA)
x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
L2-Cache
—
L3-Cache
12 MB
Part Number
—
Release date
Q4/2017
Socket
LGA 1151-2
Technology
14 nm
Virtualization
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-8700 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

202 place
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

184 place
Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

138 place
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

170 place
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

99 place
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

215 place
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

270 place
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

293 place
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

667 place
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

54 place
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

13 place
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

127 place
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

11 place
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

111 place
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)

25 place
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

230 place

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPU

Compare the scores of popular benchmarks Intel Core i7-8700 with other processors to understand the real speed of the CPU when processing content.

Tests include mathematical calculations, creation of 3D models, cryptocurrency mining, tests in single and multi-core modes.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Maxon's Cinebench R23 SC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

1146

Intel Core i7-8700

1153

Intel Core i7-1065G7

1151

AMD Ryzen 5 4500U

All the benchmark results

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Maxon's Cinebench R23 MC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

7969

Intel Core i7-8700

8065

AMD Ryzen 7 1700

8065

AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 1700

All the benchmark results

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

481

Intel Core i7-8700

482

Intel Xeon E-2274G

482

Intel Xeon E-2276G

All the benchmark results

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

3547

Intel Core i7-8700

3570

AMD Ryzen 5 3600

3569

Intel Core i7-10875H

All the benchmark results

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

203

Intel Core i7-8700

204

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

204

Intel Core i5-9600K

All the benchmark results

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

1434

Intel Core i7-8700

1445

Intel Xeon E5-2667 v3

1439

Intel Xeon Silver 4114

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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

1172

Intel Core i7-8700

1174

Intel Core i5-7600K

1174

Intel Core i7-5950HQ

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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

5891

Intel Core i7-8700

5986

Intel Core i7-6850K

5967

AMD Ryzen 5 5600H

All the benchmark results

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games

Higher values are better in this metric.

442 GFLOPS

Intel Core i7-8700

454 GFLOPS

Apple A11 Bionic

442 GFLOPS

Intel Core i3-10305

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Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is Open Source Software, creating predefined 3D scenes and measuring the time to execute them

Lower values are better; time in seconds.

231.5 s

Intel Core i7-8700

230 s

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G

230 s

Intel Core i7-10870H

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS

Higher values are better in this metric.

5204

Intel Core i7-8700

5418

Intel Core i9-8950HK

5410

Intel Core i7-8086K

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS

Higher values are better in this metric.

27203

Intel Core i7-8700

27479

Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4

27451

Intel Core i7-8086K

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

2.42

Intel Core i7-8700

2.48

Intel Core i7-8700K

2.45

Intel Core i5-9600K

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

15.82

Intel Core i7-8700

16.25

Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3

15.96

Intel Core i7-8086K

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)

The iGPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

43.7

Intel Core i7-8700

43.7

Intel Core i7-8750H

43.7

Intel Core i7-8850H

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks

Higher values are better in this metric.

15417

Intel Core i7-8700

15510

Intel Xeon Silver 4116

15510

Intel Xeon Silver 4116T

All the benchmark results

Synonyms

Nearby models in the composite benchmark index.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted. Index 0–100: equal-weight mean of each score relative to the best saved score among models with both tests. Tests: Cinebench R23 Multi-Core + Geekbench 5 Multi-Core. This index does not predict performance in every workload.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark