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Core i7 8700T

Intel desktop processor · Core i 8th gen · launched April 2018

Launch price
$303
≈ $399 in 2026 dollars
Blender 4.x render score
92
#199 of 290 scored desktop processors
Cores / threads
6 / 12
12 MB L3 cache
Rated power
35 W

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Launch price in today's dollars

The Core i7 8700T launched at $303 in 2018. Adjusted with the U.S. Consumer Price Index, that is about $399 in 2026 dollars (7-month average), a 32% rise over 8 years. At its launch price that is 30 Blender points per $100.

Method: launch price × (CPI 2026 average ÷ CPI 2018 average), calendar-year averages of BLS series CPIAUCSL. 2026 covers 7 months so far.

Blender rendering score

Median score 92 (middle half of runs 67–97) across 5 community runs on Blender 4.x with the CPU backend. That is #199 of 290 desktop processors in our dataset with a score, and #4 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

VendorIntel
SeriesCore i 8th gen
LaunchedApril 2018
Launch price$303 (1,000-unit price)
SocketLGA 1151
Cores / threads6 / 12
Base clock2.4 GHz
Boost clock4 GHz
L3 cache12 MB
Rated power35 W (TDP)
Integrated graphicsUHD 630
Tier7-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.

PartYearLaunch priceIn 2026 $Blender
Core i7 77002017$303$40972
Core i7 7700K2017$339$45883
Core i7 7700T2017$303$40962
Core i7 7740X2017$339$458
Core i7 7800X2017$389$525110
Core i7 7820X2017$599$809153
Core i7 87002017$303$409106
Core i7 8700K2017$359$485122
Core i7 8700T2018$303$39992
Core i7 8086K2018$425$560127
Core i7 9700K2018$374$493137
Core i7 9800X2018$589$776142
Core i7 9700KF2019$374$484124
Core i7 97002019$323$418104
Core i7 9700F2019$323$418112
Core i7 9700T2019$323$418

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