Core i7 8700K
Intel desktop processor · Core i 8th gen · launched October 2017
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Launch price in today's dollars
The Core i7 8700K launched at $359 in 2017. Adjusted with the U.S. Consumer Price Index, that is about $485 in 2026 dollars (7-month average), a 35% rise over 9 years. At its launch price that is 34 Blender points per $100.
Method: launch price × (CPI 2026 average ÷ CPI 2017 average), calendar-year averages of BLS series CPIAUCSL. 2026 covers 7 months so far.
Blender rendering score
Median score 122 (middle half of runs 112–134) across 232 community runs on Blender 4.x with the CPU backend. That is #171 of 290 desktop processors in our dataset with a score, and #2 of 12 in the Core i 8th gen.
This is a rendering benchmark (samples per minute over the monster, junkshop and classroom scenes), not a gaming benchmark. It says how fast the part renders in Blender's Cycles engine and nothing about frame rates. Source: Blender Open Data, CC0, snapshot 2026-09-06.
Specifications
| Vendor | Intel |
|---|---|
| Series | Core i 8th gen |
| Launched | October 2017 |
| Launch price | $359 (1,000-unit price) |
| Socket | LGA 1151 |
| Cores / threads | 6 / 12 |
| Base clock | 3.7 GHz |
| Boost clock | 4.7 GHz |
| L3 cache | 12 MB |
| Rated power | 95 W (TDP) |
| Integrated graphics | UHD 630 |
| Tier | 7-series |
The Intel 7-series over time
Intel desktop processors in the same tier around this one, oldest first, re-releases left out. Prices in launch dollars and in 2026 dollars; scores are Blender 4.x medians where they exist.
| Part | Year | Launch price | In 2026 $ | Blender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core i7 6950X | 2016 | $1,723 | $2,376 | 181 |
| Core i7 7700 | 2017 | $303 | $409 | 72 |
| Core i7 7700K | 2017 | $339 | $458 | 83 |
| Core i7 7700T | 2017 | $303 | $409 | 62 |
| Core i7 7740X | 2017 | $339 | $458 | — |
| Core i7 7800X | 2017 | $389 | $525 | 110 |
| Core i7 7820X | 2017 | $599 | $809 | 153 |
| Core i7 8700 | 2017 | $303 | $409 | 106 |
| Core i7 8700K | 2017 | $359 | $485 | 122 |
| Core i7 8700T | 2018 | $303 | $399 | 92 |
| Core i7 8086K | 2018 | $425 | $560 | 127 |
| Core i7 9700K | 2018 | $374 | $493 | 137 |
| Core i7 9800X | 2018 | $589 | $776 | 142 |
| Core i7 9700KF | 2019 | $374 | $484 | 124 |
| Core i7 9700 | 2019 | $323 | $418 | 104 |
| Core i7 9700F | 2019 | $323 | $418 | 112 |
Compare with
- Core i7 7700 · 2017 · $303 · 72
- Core i7 7700K · 2017 · $339 · 83
- Core i7 7700T · 2017 · $303 · 62
- Core i7 7740X · 2017 · $339
- Core i7 7800X · 2017 · $389 · 110
- Core i7 7820X · 2017 · $599 · 153
- Core i7 8700 · 2017 · $303 · 106
- Core i5 9600K · 2018 · $262 · 92
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