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Intel Core i7 8700K 6-core LGA1151

★★★★★ 4.8 (5,349)

The 6-core, 12-thread design with a 4.7GHz boost clock and unlocked multiplier delivers strong overclocking headroom for its era. Its 12MB L3 cache and 95W TDP balance multi-threaded productivity with efficient single-core performance on the LGA 1151 socket. This processor is best for budget-conscious PC builders upgrading older 300-series systems for mid-range gaming and general multitasking.

Cores 6
Threads 12
Boost Clock 4700 MHz
L3 Cache 12 MB
TDP 95 W
Socket LGA 1151
Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 630
Intel Core i7 8700K 6-core LGA1151 cpu
66 Overall Score
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Snapshot

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong social proof (97th percentile) 97th
  • Strong feature (83rd percentile) 83rd
  • Strong single thread (77th percentile) 77th
  • Strong ai (69th percentile) 69th

Cons

What owners think

How owner sentiment changed over time

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Owner sentiment has held steady over time
82/100Our AI sentiment read▼4medium confidence · 22 sources · Nov 2026
1★2★3★4★5★Q4 '17: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ2 '18: 4.8★ · 4 reviewsQ3 '18: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ1 '19: 5.0★ · 1 review1411Q4 '17Q2 '18Q3 '18Q1 '19
Avg ratingHappy (4-5★)Unhappy (1-2★)Bar height = number of reviews

Based on 7 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.

The proof

Performance

Performance Percentiles

AI 69.2
Feature 83.3
Platform 68.3
User Sentiment 51.2
Efficiency 66.7
Multi Thread 67.8
Social Proof 96.5
Single Thread 77.2

Specifications

Full Specifications

Processor

Brand Intel
Series Core i7
Model 8700K
Codename Coffee Lake
Class desktop
Process 14

Cores & Clocks

Cores 6
Threads 12
Base Clock 3700
Boost Clock 4700

Cache

L2 Cache 1.5
L3 Cache 12 MB

Performance

PassMark Multi 13567
PassMark Single 2715

Memory

Memory Type DDR4
Max Speed 2666
Channels 2
Max Memory 128

Platform & Power

Socket LGA 1151
PCIe 3
PCIe Lanes 16
TDP 95
Unlocked Yes

Graphics & AI

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 630

vs Competition

Spec Intel Core i7 8700K AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D SMC EPYC 9555P Dell Inspiron 7700 WowWee Xeon Gold 5120 CISCO SYSTEMS - ENTERPRISE Xeon E5-2699v4
Cores 6 8 64 10 14 22
Threads 12 16 128 12 28 12
Boost Clock Mhz 4700 5200 4400 4700 3200 3600
L3 Cache Mb 12 96 256 12 19.25 39
Tdp W 95 120 360 15 105 -
Socket LGA 1151 AM5 AMD Socket SP5 Intel BGA 1744 LGA 3647 LGA2011-3
Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 630 AMD Radeon Graphics - Iris Xe 96EU - -
Compare Compare Compare Compare Compare
Product AIFeaturePlatformUser SentimentEfficiencyMulti ThreadSocial ProofSingle Thread
Intel Core i7 8700K 69.283.368.351.266.767.896.577.2
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Compare 91.298.495.192.687.59096.595.6
SMC EPYC 9555P Compare 99.376.896.7090.699.51.588.7
Dell Inspiron 7700 Compare 62.369.470.8099.466.427.482
WowWee Xeon Gold 5120 Compare 73.720.117.5072.674.338.344.2
CISCO SYSTEMS - ENTERPRISE Xeon E5-2699v4 Compare 44.246.117.5029.752.451.29.9

Price

Value & Pricing

From ¥32,240 2 offers across 1 retailer
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Price History

¥31,800 ¥32,000 ¥32,200 ¥32,400 ¥32,600 Jun 13Nov 6 ¥32,240

Usage Scores

Overall (66.3)AI/LLM (54.6)Budget (71.3)Gaming (64.9)Server (52.2)Efficiency (63.4)Productivity (68.5)

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