Intel Core i7-8700K vs Intel Core i7-1260P

Core i7-8700K vs Core i7-1260P specs and performance

In our benchmarks, the Core i7-1260P beats the Core i7-8700K in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-8700K in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i7-1260P has significantly more cores than the Core i7-8700K. Indeed, the Core i7-1260P has 12 cores compared to 6 cores found in the Core i7-8700K. It also has more threads than the Core i7-8700K. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i7-8700K has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-1260P. Furthermore, both these CPUs have identical turbo speeds. The Core i7-1260P outputs less heat than Core i7-8700K thanks to a significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. The cache sizes of these CPUs are different. Indeed, the Core i7-1260P has significantly more L2 cache than the Core i7-8700K. The Core i7-1260P also has significantly more L3 cache.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i7-8700K has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.