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
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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
Intel is still competitive on performance in many price brackets, including the bottom end as we are still waiting on a capable Ryzen APU, Intel also still has the mobile space in firm grip, in fact the only segment where they really aren't that competitive anymore is HEDT - UNLESS you are using an Intel favored workload, of which there are quite a few.
So really, bottom line, Intel hasn't lost THAT much ground here - the Ryzen 3 + 5 is very competitive with anything Intel puts out in the same price tiers, but Ryzen 7, not so much. In HEDT, funnily, the real advantage of TR starts paying dividends at the highest core counts, which is a tiny tiny sliver of the consumer market.
Ryzen's biggest issue right now is its clockspeed limitations, and ironically, these are tied closely to the infinity fabric-based design which is its biggest perk; on HEDT this is not a drawback, but for mainstream, it truly is.