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Core i7-8700


Performance
389k points

Description
The Core i7-8700 is a cpu manufactured by Intel that was released on October 2017. This model has 6 Coffee Lake-S cores with HyperThreading, runs at 3200 MHz as base frequency and has a a thermal design power of 65 W.

Coffee Lake is the second refinement of Intel’s 14nm (Tri-Gate) technology. While it uses LGA1151 socket, it is incompatible with previous generations due to electrical changes in socket’s pins so these CPUs require Z370 chipset. This kind of generation introduced more cores in every range to compete with new AMD’s architecture. Coffee Lake uses DDR4 memory at 2400MHz for i3 and at 2666MHz for i5, i7 CPUs plus iGPU frequency has been increased 50MHz with respect to previous generation.

Specs
Official name
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8700 CPU @ 3.20GHz
CPUID
906ea
Core
Coffee Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.2 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.6 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
6/12
TDP
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
Cache L2
6x256 kB
Cache L3
12288 kB
Release date
October 2017
Mean monothread perf.
75.01k points
Mean multithread perf.
388.95k points

Non-optimized benchmark
The benchmark in Mode 0 (FPU) measures cpu performance with non-optimized software. It uses the basic µinstructions from the i386 architecture with the i387 floating point unit. This mode is compatible with all CPUs so it's practical to compare very different CPUs
Monothread
Multithread
Test#1 (Integers)
4.48k
27.35k (x6.1)
Test#2 (FP)
18.31k
124.94k (x6.8)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.88k
43.23k (x7.4)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.45k
7.08k (x0.5)
TOTAL
42.12k
202.61k (x4.8)

SSE3 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode I (SSE) is optimized for the use of SIMD instructions with 128 bits register and the SSE set up to version 3. Nearly every modern CPU has support for this mode.
Monothread
Multithread
Test#1 (Integers)
16.45k
100.94k (x6.1)
Test#2 (FP)
23.74k
159.09k (x6.7)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.24k
43.61k (x7.0)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.43k
6.59k (x0.5)
TOTAL
59.86k
310.23k (x5.2)

AVX optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode II (AVX) is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the first version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX compatible CPU was released in 2011.
Monothread
Multithread
Test#1 (Integers)
16.57k
101.85k (x6.1)
Test#2 (FP)
25.52k
170.31k (x6.7)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.01k
43.12k (x7.2)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.82k
7.11k (x0.6)
TOTAL
60.92k
322.39k (x5.3)

AVX2 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode III (AVX2), like AVX1, is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the second version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX2 compatible CPU was released in 2013.
Monothread
Multithread
Test#1 (Integers)
29.25k
182.56k (x6.2)
Test#2 (FP)
25.98k
159.9k (x6.2)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.05k
38.18k (x6.3)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.74k
8.31k (x0.6)
TOTAL
75.01k
388.95k (x5.2)

Motherboards where this CPU was tested
Model
Chipset
Release date
Intel Z370
N/A
Intel Z370
N/A

Computers where this CPU was tested
Model
Release date

RAM models tested along with this CPU
Model
Type
Frequency
Size
DDR4
2133 MHz
8 GB
DDR4
3200 MHz
16 GB

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [% vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [% vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [% vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [% vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [% vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [% vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [% vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [% vs time]

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Similar CPUs to Core i7-8700
04EF Core i7-8700 (This model)
 Mode FPU monothread  [42.12k points]
 Mode FPU multithread  [202.61k points]
 Mode AVX2 monothread  [75.01k points]
 Mode AVX2 multithread  [388.95k points]
 Mode FPU monothread  [42.82k points +1.67%]
 Mode FPU multithread  [191.54k points -5.47%]
 Mode AVX2 monothread  [75.27k points +0.34%]
 Mode AVX2 multithread  [387.99k points -0.25%]
 Mode FPU monothread  [43.93k points +4.30%]
 Mode FPU multithread  [176.79k points -12.75%]
 Mode AVX2 monothread  [77.75k points +3.65%]
 Mode AVX2 multithread  [372.74k points -4.17%]
 Mode FPU monothread  [41.26k points -2.03%]
 Mode FPU multithread  [191.41k points -5.53%]
 Mode AVX2 monothread  [72.1k points -3.88%]
 Mode AVX2 multithread  [378.99k points -2.56%]
 Mode FPU monothread  [43.19k points +2.54%]
 Mode FPU multithread  [137.58k points -32.10%]
 Mode AVX2 monothread  [75.67k points +0.87%]
 Mode AVX2 multithread  [349.21k points -10.22%]
 Mode FPU monothread  [44.04k points +4.57%]
 Mode FPU multithread  [178.11k points -12.09%]
 Mode AVX2 monothread  [77.34k points +3.10%]
 Mode AVX2 multithread  [371.08k points -4.60%]
 Mode FPU monothread  [51.61k points +22.54%]
 Mode FPU multithread  [172.07k points -15.07%]
 Mode AVX2 monothread  [81.64k points +8.84%]
 Mode AVX2 multithread  [297.46k points -23.52%]
 Mode FPU monothread  [44.9k points +6.60%]
 Mode FPU multithread  [240.71k points +18.80%]
 Mode AVX2 monothread  [79.2k points +5.58%]
 Mode AVX2 multithread  [487.05k points +25.22%]
 Mode FPU monothread  [39.5k points -6.22%]
 Mode FPU multithread  [178.64k points -11.83%]
 Mode AVX2 monothread  [80.6k points +7.45%]
 Mode AVX2 multithread  [443.77k points +14.09%]
 Mode FPU monothread  [41.34k points -1.84%]
 Mode FPU multithread  [165.85k points -18.14%]
 Mode AVX2 monothread  [73.65k points -1.82%]
 Mode AVX2 multithread  [352.84k points -9.28%]
 Mode FPU monothread  [41.54k points -1.38%]
 Mode FPU multithread  [163.95k points -19.08%]
 Mode AVX2 monothread  [62.92k points -16.12%]
 Mode AVX2 multithread  [276.46k points -28.92%]
          
FPU mode comparison

Monothread integers operations
Model
Score
Intel Core i7-8700
4.48k
This model
4.47k [-0.14%]
4.46k [-0.36%]
4.45k [-0.59%]

Multithread integers operations
Model
Score
31.21k [14.09%]
29.53k [7.97%]
29.24k [6.90%]
27.67k [1.17%]
Intel Core i7-8700
27.35k
This model
26.64k [-2.63%]
26.31k [-3.82%]
26.24k [-4.07%]
25.26k [-7.64%]
24.75k [-9.51%]

Monothread floating point operations
Model
Score
18.46k [0.87%]
18.46k [0.82%]
18.43k [0.66%]
18.39k [0.45%]
18.36k [0.32%]
Intel Core i7-8700
18.31k
This model
18.27k [-0.18%]
18.24k [-0.38%]
17.94k [-1.98%]
17.94k [-2.01%]
17.92k [-2.11%]

Multithread floating point operations
Model
Score
155.68k [24.60%]
151.01k [20.86%]
138.43k [10.79%]
134.76k [7.85%]
125.05k [0.08%]
Intel Core i7-8700
124.94k
This model
120.48k [-3.57%]
118.16k [-5.43%]
117.98k [-5.58%]
110.37k [-11.66%]
110.11k [-11.87%]

Monothread generic test (Zip compression)
Model
Score
Intel Core i7-8700
5.88k
This model
5.84k [-0.64%]
5.84k [-0.72%]
5.84k [-0.73%]
5.81k [-1.09%]

Multithread generic test (Zip compression)
Model
Score
54.92k [27.04%]
54.53k [26.12%]
50.13k [15.94%]
46.49k [7.54%]
Intel Core i7-8700
43.23k
This model
39.25k [-9.22%]
38.43k [-11.11%]
38.12k [-11.83%]
36.62k [-15.31%]
35.18k [-18.63%]

Monothread memory performance
Model
Score
13.82k [2.71%]
13.81k [2.63%]
13.78k [2.40%]
13.49k [0.25%]
Intel Core i7-8700
13.45k
This model
13.2k [-1.87%]
13.01k [-3.29%]
12.87k [-4.34%]
12.85k [-4.52%]
12.63k [-6.14%]

Multithread memory performance
Model
Score
Intel Core i7-8700
7.08k
This model
6.85k [-3.22%]
6.74k [-4.89%]
6.71k [-5.24%]
6.66k [-5.93%]
          
SSE mode comparison

Monothread integers operations
Model
Score
16.91k [2.78%]
16.63k [1.07%]
16.59k [0.84%]
Intel Core i7-8700
16.45k
This model
16.32k [-0.78%]
16.3k [-0.90%]
16.19k [-1.60%]
16.06k [-2.39%]
16.03k [-2.55%]

Multithread integers operations
Model
Score
125.71k [24.54%]
124.33k [23.18%]
122.98k [21.84%]
116.68k [15.60%]
106.07k [5.09%]
Intel Core i7-8700
100.94k
This model
96.91k [-3.99%]
96.8k [-4.10%]
95.21k [-5.67%]
94.26k [-6.62%]
93.78k [-7.09%]

Monothread floating point operations
Model
Score
24.03k [1.25%]
23.92k [0.78%]
23.88k [0.59%]
23.85k [0.47%]
Intel Core i7-8700
23.74k
This model
23.51k [-0.94%]
23.42k [-1.32%]
23.22k [-2.17%]
23.19k [-2.29%]
23.07k [-2.80%]

Multithread floating point operations
Model
Score
187.28k [17.72%]
168.8k [6.11%]
168.77k [6.09%]
160.95k [1.18%]
Intel Core i7-8700
159.09k
This model
152.55k [-4.11%]
149.1k [-6.28%]
147.68k [-7.17%]
137.3k [-13.69%]
135.13k [-15.06%]

Monothread generic test (Zip compression)
Model
Score
Intel Core i7-8700
6.24k
This model
6.22k [-0.41%]
6.1k [-2.30%]
6.09k [-2.48%]
6.06k [-2.87%]

Multithread generic test (Zip compression)
Model
Score
60.53k [38.77%]
55.74k [27.80%]
53.2k [21.98%]
51.52k [18.12%]
Intel Core i7-8700
43.61k
This model
40.71k [-6.66%]
39.74k [-8.89%]
39.68k [-9.03%]
36.61k [-16.06%]
36.05k [-17.35%]

Monothread memory performance
Model
Score
13.72k [2.13%]
13.71k [2.02%]
13.69k [1.89%]
13.59k [1.16%]
13.55k [0.83%]
Intel Core i7-8700
13.43k
This model
13.24k [-1.44%]
13.24k [-1.45%]
12.79k [-4.79%]
12.59k [-6.31%]
12.52k [-6.78%]

Multithread memory performance
Model
Score
Intel Core i7-8700
6.59k
This model
6.58k [-0.21%]
6.55k [-0.53%]
6.34k [-3.74%]
6.29k [-4.50%]
          
AVX mode comparison

Monothread integers operations
Model
Score
16.92k [2.11%]
16.87k [1.81%]
16.76k [1.10%]
16.75k [1.05%]
16.71k [0.83%]
Intel Core i7-8700
16.57k
This model
16.33k [-1.48%]
16.31k [-1.61%]
16.27k [-1.83%]
16.16k [-2.50%]

Multithread integers operations
Model
Score
117.03k [14.90%]
111.78k [9.75%]
105.74k [3.82%]
105.42k [3.50%]
102.11k [0.26%]
Intel Core i7-8700
101.85k
This model
97.37k [-4.40%]
96.03k [-5.71%]
95.51k [-6.22%]
94.36k [-7.36%]
92.51k [-9.17%]

Monothread floating point operations
Model
Score
26.41k [3.49%]
26.18k [2.60%]
26.12k [2.36%]
25.74k [0.86%]
Intel Core i7-8700
25.52k
This model
25.5k [-0.08%]
25.45k [-0.24%]
25.44k [-0.30%]
25.37k [-0.58%]
25.2k [-1.23%]

Multithread floating point operations
Model
Score
180.52k [6.00%]
176.89k [3.87%]
176.85k [3.84%]
172.03k [1.01%]
170.43k [0.07%]
Intel Core i7-8700
170.31k
This model
163.59k [-3.94%]
158.71k [-6.81%]
156.5k [-8.10%]
154.42k [-9.32%]
145.37k [-14.64%]

Monothread generic test (Zip compression)
Model
Score
Intel Core i7-8700
6.01k
This model
5.99k [-0.36%]
5.98k [-0.50%]
5.94k [-1.23%]
5.87k [-2.33%]

Multithread generic test (Zip compression)
Model
Score
52.45k [21.63%]
50.64k [17.43%]
44.99k [4.34%]
Intel Core i7-8700
43.12k
This model
42.59k [-1.23%]
42.08k [-2.42%]
39.84k [-7.62%]
38.76k [-10.12%]
36.42k [-15.55%]

Monothread memory performance
Model
Score
13.25k [3.37%]
13.21k [3.07%]
13.06k [1.90%]
13.02k [1.61%]
Intel Core i7-8700
12.82k
This model
12.7k [-0.95%]
12.5k [-2.45%]
12.11k [-5.51%]
11.82k [-7.78%]
11.43k [-10.84%]

Multithread memory performance
Model
Score
7.34k [3.21%]
Intel Core i7-8700
7.11k
This model
6.95k [-2.26%]
          
AVX2 mode comparison

Monothread integers operations
Model
Score
30.38k [3.86%]
30.11k [2.95%]
29.75k [1.71%]
Intel Core i7-8700
29.25k
This model
29.17k [-0.28%]
29.06k [-0.65%]
28.9k [-1.19%]
28.74k [-1.74%]
28.73k [-1.77%]

Multithread integers operations
Model
Score
205.57k [12.60%]
202.42k [10.88%]
187.4k [2.65%]
184.19k [0.89%]
183.54k [0.53%]
Intel Core i7-8700
182.56k
This model
181.66k [-0.49%]
181.41k [-0.63%]
180.2k [-1.30%]
178.85k [-2.04%]
176.41k [-3.37%]

Monothread floating point operations
Model
Score
26.08k [0.38%]
26.06k [0.31%]
26.03k [0.20%]
26.01k [0.14%]
26.01k [0.12%]
Intel Core i7-8700
25.98k
This model
25.88k [-0.37%]
25.88k [-0.39%]
25.85k [-0.48%]
25.79k [-0.74%]
25.77k [-0.79%]

Multithread floating point operations
Model
Score
166.56k [4.17%]
163.51k [2.26%]
162.82k [1.82%]
161.5k [1.00%]
160.28k [0.24%]
Intel Core i7-8700
159.9k
This model
159.74k [-0.10%]
159.7k [-0.12%]
158.8k [-0.69%]
158.62k [-0.80%]
158.57k [-0.83%]

Monothread generic test (Zip compression)
Model
Score
Intel Core i7-8700
6.05k
This model
6.01k [-0.68%]
5.98k [-1.24%]
5.91k [-2.30%]

Multithread generic test (Zip compression)
Model
Score
39.88k [4.45%]
39.45k [3.32%]
39.14k [2.52%]
38.53k [0.92%]
Intel Core i7-8700
38.18k
This model
36.84k [-3.52%]
36.56k [-4.24%]
36.5k [-4.41%]
36.42k [-4.63%]
36.33k [-4.84%]

Monothread memory performance
Model
Score
14.07k [2.41%]
14.03k [2.12%]
13.89k [1.10%]
13.88k [1.01%]
13.87k [0.97%]
Intel Core i7-8700
13.74k
This model
13.71k [-0.18%]
13.52k [-1.58%]
13.51k [-1.64%]
13.32k [-3.04%]
13.19k [-3.99%]

Multithread memory performance
Model
Score
8.74k [5.21%]
Intel Core i7-8700
8.31k
This model
8.24k [-0.76%]
8.17k [-1.66%]
8.02k [-3.47%]
7.95k [-4.23%]

Hardlimit Benchmark Central - Ver. 3.11.4