Tuesday, September 12th 2017
Intel Core i7-8700K Put Through Cinebench R15
Intel's upcoming Core i7-8700K six-core mainstream desktop processor was put through Cinebench R15, where it was seen trading blows with much higher high-end desktop (HEDT) processors, thanks to its core-count and relatively high clock speeds. Unlike HEDT processors, the i7-8700K doesn't carry a bulky uncore, keeping its TDP low at 95W, enabling high clock speeds. This reflects in its single-threaded performance, where it was significantly faster than older chips, some of which are even HEDT, but since the "Coffee Lake" architecture is essentially a refresh of the "Kaby Lake" architecture, the chip could lose out on single-threaded performance to the Core i7-7700K on account of slightly lower clock speeds.
The multi-threaded test is where the action is. Bolstered by two more cores, four more threads, and 4 MB more L3 cache, the i7-8700K is proportionately faster than the quad-core chips it succeeds, and is even faster than older 6-core HEDT chips thanks to higher clock speeds, and a newer micro-architecture. The i7-8700K features 6 cores, 12 threads enabled by HyperThreading, Intel's newest Turbo Boost Max 3.0 technology introduced with its Core X family, and 12 MB of L3 cache. It launches on the 5th of October, at an expected price of around USD $380, if not more.
A video presentation by YouTuber Karl - MrTechQc, who tested the chip, follows
Source:
Karl - MrTechQc (YouTube)
The multi-threaded test is where the action is. Bolstered by two more cores, four more threads, and 4 MB more L3 cache, the i7-8700K is proportionately faster than the quad-core chips it succeeds, and is even faster than older 6-core HEDT chips thanks to higher clock speeds, and a newer micro-architecture. The i7-8700K features 6 cores, 12 threads enabled by HyperThreading, Intel's newest Turbo Boost Max 3.0 technology introduced with its Core X family, and 12 MB of L3 cache. It launches on the 5th of October, at an expected price of around USD $380, if not more.
29 Comments on Intel Core i7-8700K Put Through Cinebench R15
His next tweet just goes to show he wasn't even paying attention
He is a proper reviewer and has samples and is behind NDA. He probably knows a good bit about coffee lake.
for those talking about freq lock... cinebench only shows base clock not turbo bins... now it could be set to turbo 2.0 and not 3.0 in the bios...
but maybe they actually made some changes to the cores or added in new stuff VEGA style..... LOL
Just because he can't give specifics right now doesn't mean he is wrong.Well... perhaps 20%
Don't forget the 6850K came in between.
Clock speeds alone will give it a good uptick in performance in single/dual thread stuff.
I'm glad 6 cores is coming to main stream. I've been on HEDT for many years pretty much only because the core counts I wanted weren't there on mainstream platform.
Now that 6 core has finally trickled down for Intel I can consider a cheaper system next upgrade!
Cinebench is reporting some low values for the 8700K, if anything because we know current-gen Intel CPUs are have higher IPC than AMD, and, at the same time, there's a reasonable clock gap between Intel (higher) and AMD (lower).
Results from this video are clearly being impaired by something.
That 7700k hype for example, as opposed to what Ryzen had to offer back then, and the mostly utterly unimportant performance gaps (95% of games it mattered for ONLY those with high refresh + 1080p displays which is still a small minority)... it doesn't make any sense. Yes its fastest single thread... if you void your warranty and put overpriced cooling on it. Still doesn't make it a good chip. It'll be very interesting to see how the 8700K fares with its 4.7 Ghz boost out of the box, if it requires the same treatment, I'll pass. There are still 5775c's around that still kick major butt all the way up to 7700k perf levels, I'll get the 6c a few years down the line then. Hot headed CPUs in 2017, thats not stagnation, that's a step back.
2. We are speaking (for R5 and R7) about a 10-12% performance (without considering updates which make games like Rise of the Tomb Raider run better on Ryzen) difference in FHD. Do you mean easily by that? lol
With the higher clock the score expected was 1300-1400 ?
Too much natty ice last night
I mean a pentium G is/was great for the money with an rx470 ... does that mean I want that for my rig? No.
I'm wondering if two less memory channels but higher clocks help/don't help for video encoding or 3D modeling&rendering? My 5820K has a pretty conservative overclock of 4.1ghz, all cores.
Still, we haven't seen the price yet and in terms of price performance against AMD now, Intel has no hope of being competitive until they come up with something to rival Infinity fabric and it's yield cost.