Intel · Released Oct 2017
Core i7-8700K Review
Coffee Lake · 6C/12T · 95 W · LGA1151
Intel Core i7-8700K — the Coffee Lake chip with 6 cores on LGA1151.
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Specdex Score
62
/ 100
single 64
multi 62
gaming 61
Pros
- +Strong per-core performance
- +Hybrid P/E cores (12th gen+)
- +Wide platform availability
Cons
- −Power draw on top SKUs
- −Frequent socket changes
- −Arrow Lake gaming regressions
Full score breakdown
single 64
multi 62
gaming 61
efficiency 72
Specifications
Architecture
Coffee Lake
Cores
6
Threads
12
TDP
95 W
Socket
LGA1151
Release year
2017