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Intel 11th Gen Intel Core i7 11700K vs Intel 8th Gen Intel Core i7-8700K: Comparison
Intel 11th Gen Intel Core i7 11700K and Intel 8th Gen Intel Core i7-8700K separate most on l2 cache: Intel 11th Gen Intel Core i7 11700K at 4 MB, Intel 8th Gen Intel Core i7-8700K at 1.5 MB, 63% in favour of Intel 11th Gen Intel Core i7 11700K. L3 Cache splits them by another 25%, again favouring Intel 11th Gen Intel Core i7 11700K. They match on 10 other specifications, including product line, form factor and market segment. In Blender Cycles (CPU) the Intel 11th Gen Intel Core i7 11700K scores 198 against 122 for the Intel 8th Gen Intel Core i7-8700K, a lead of 38%.
Specs
| Specification |  |  |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Intel | Intel |
| Product Line | Core i7 | Core i7 |
| Form Factor | Desktop | Desktop |
| Model Number | 11700K | 8700K |
| Codename | Rocket Lake | Coffee Lake |
| Core/Thread Count | 8 Core / 16 Thread | 6 Core / 12 Thread |
| Release Year | 2021 | 2017 |
| TDP | 125 W | 95 W |
| Market Segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Cache | 16MB L3 + 4MB L2 + 640KB L1 | 12MB L3 + 1.5MB L2 + 384KB L1 |
| Socket | LGA 1200 | LGA 1151 |
| Boost/Base Clock | 5.0 GHz / 3.6 GHz | 4.7 GHz / 3.7 GHz |
| Socket Status | End of Life | End of Life |
| Process Node | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| SMT Enabled | Yes | true |
| P-Core Base Clock | 3.6 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| P-Core Boost Clock | 5.0 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| L2 Cache | 4 MB | 1.5 MB-62% |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 12 MB-25% |
| Base Power | 125 W | 95 W |
| Memory Type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC Support | No | false |
| Integrated Graphics | Yes | Yes |
| iGPU Model | Intel UHD Graphics 750 | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| PCIe Generation | PCIe 4.0 | 3.0 |
| PCIe Lanes | 20 | 16-20% |
| Launch MSRP | $399 | $359 |
| Retail Availability | Retail | Retail |
| Series | Core i7 | Core i7 |
| CPU Process Node | 14 Nanometers | 14 Nanometers |
| Architecture | Rocket Lake, 11th Gen Intel Core | Coffee Lake, 8th Gen Intel Core |
Benchmarks
Measured results, not specifications. Percentages are the gap to the leading product in each test.
Blender Cycles (CPU)
Blender 4.5, Blender Open Data (CC0). Median of monster + junkshop + classroom, combined samples/min.
Blender renders 3D scenes by tracing light through them, which loads every core at once. The score measures sustained multi-core throughput, so a chip that wins here can still lose at gaming, where one or two fast cores matter more. Figures come from Blender's Open Data project, which places no restriction on reuse, and we publish the median of every submission for that chip on the same Blender version.
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