Intel Core i7-2700K vs Intel Core i5-8420

VS
Intel Core i7-2700K
Intel Core i7-2700K Image
Intel Core i5-8420
Intel Core i5-8420 Image
Intel Core i7-2700K
Intel Core i5-8420
Key Differences Key Differences Intel Core i7-2700K Intel Core i5-8420
Cores 4 6
CPU Threads 8 6
Base Clock Speed 3.5GHz 2.9GHz
Turbo Clock Speed 3.9GHz 4.1GHz
TDP (THERMAL DESIGN POINT) 95W 65W
Has integrated graphics Yes Yes
Performance per watt 34.3 Not Known
Performance Performance Intel Core i7-2700K Intel Core i5-8420
CPU Speed & Cores 4 x 3.5GHz 6 x 2.9GHz
Number of CPU Threads 8 6
L2 Cache Size 1MB 1.5MB
L3 Cache Size 8MB 9MB
Turbo Boost Frequency 3.9GHz 4.1GHz
L1 Cache Size 256KB 384KB
L2 Core 0.25MB/core 0.25MB/core
Does it have an unlocked multiplier Yes No
L3 Core 2MB/core 1.5MB/core
Clock Multiplier 35 29
Uses ARM big.LITTLE tech No No
Uses ARM HMP No No
Turbo Boost Tech Version Not Known 2
Features Features Intel Core i7-2700K Intel Core i5-8420
Has AES Support Yes Yes
Supports CPU Throttling Yes Yes
Supported SSE Version 4.2 4.2
Has AVX Support Yes Yes
Has MMX Tech Support Yes Yes
Has Multithreading Tech Support Yes Yes
Has NX Processor Bit Support Yes Yes
Has F16C Support No Yes
Supports ARM TrustZone Tech No No
Has FMA4 Instructions Support No No
Has FMA3 Instructions Support No Yes
Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Intel Core i7-2700K Intel Core i5-8420
Geekbench Score 11860 No Data Found
Cinebench 11.5 Score 7.08 No Data Found
SysMark 2012 Score 217 No Data Found
CPU Data Work Score 281 No Data Found
Media Creation Score 196 No Data Found
Cinebench 11.5 Score (Single Thread) 1.54 No Data Found
Web Dev Score 225 No Data Found
3D Modelling Score 239 No Data Found
Office Productivity Score 183 No Data Found
System Management Score 191 No Data Found
X264 HD Score (Pass 1) 154.3FPS No Data Found
X264 HD Score (Pass 2) 38FPS No Data Found
Handbrake Encoding Score 99.8s No Data Found
Height 37.5mm 37.5mm
Width Size 37.5mm 37.5mm
General info General info Intel Core i7-2700K Intel Core i5-8420
Has 64-bit Support No Data Found No Data Found
Semiconductor Size 32nm 14nm
GPU Base Clock Speed 850MHz Not Known
TDP (Thermal Design Point) 95W 65W
PCI Express Version 2 3
DirectX Version Info 10.1 12
Transistor Count 995 million Not Known
OpenGL Driver Version 3 4.4
GPU Boost Clock Speed 1350MHz Not Known
OpenGL Driver Version 1.1 2
Total GPU Execution Units 12 Not Known
No. of Supported Displays 2 3
Height 37.5mm 37.5mm
Width Size 37.5mm 37.5mm
Does it have Integrated Graphics Yes Yes
CPU Temperature Not Known 72°C
Supports Power Optimized L2 Cache No No
Memory Memory Intel Core i7-2700K Intel Core i5-8420
RAM Memory Speed 1600MHz 2666MHz
Max Memory Bandwidth 21GB/s 39.74GB/s
Max Memory Channels 2 2
Supported Memory Size 32GB 64GB
Bus Bandwidth 5GT/s 8GT/s
DDR Type Memory Version 3 4
ECC (Error-Correcting Code) Memory Support No No
Benchmarks Benchmarks Intel Core i7-2700K Intel Core i5-8420
PassMark Score 5553 Not Known
PassMark Score (Single Thread) 1788 Not Known
Geekbench 5 Score (Multi-Thread) 3261 Not Known
Geekbench 5 Score (Single Thread) 841 Not Known
Blender Score (bmw27) 506seconds Not Known
PassMark Score (Overclocked) 7177 Not Known
CPU Performance (Per Watt) 34.3 Not Known

Similar Comparisons