Intel Celeron 7305 vs Intel Core i7-8700

Processor comparisons 10-01-2022

   If you have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests Intel Celeron 7305 vs Intel Core i7-8700 and understand which is better for games or normal use for rendering, streaming, machine learning, programming, video editing. Here is all information from many benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A thorough review of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in software tests like MATLAB, VeraCrypt, Dolphin Emulator, 7zip, AIDA64, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), RealBench, SuperPi, Gears 5, 3DMark, WPrime, Handbrake, Prime95, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Blender, PCMark 10, Blender, UserBenchmark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Furmark, PassMark.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

Rainbow Six Siege
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Fortnite
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
Death Stranding
Valorant
Halo Infinite
Borderlands 3
Watch Dogs Legion
Red Dead Redemption 2
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Last Man Standing
DOOM: Eternal
Valheim
Overwatch
Fallout 76
Apex Legends
Cyberpunk 2077
Grand Theft Auto V

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-8700 or Intel Celeron 7305.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Celeron 7305

54%

Core i7-8700

53%

This parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Celeron 7305 is 1% better than Core i7-8700. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Celeron 7305

53%

Core i7-8700

53%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a small game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Horizon Zero Dawn, Hitman 3, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Microsoft Flight Simulator, NBA 2K20, Half-Life: Alyx, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Monster Hunter World, League of Legends (LOL), Control, DOTA 2A, Metro Exodus, Battlefield V, Forza Horizon 4, Ghostrunner.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	93.4	94.8
Valorant	106.2	107.7
Cyberpunk 2077	59.4	60.3
Apex Legends	99.8	101.2
Call of Duty Warzone	79.6	80.8
Overwatch	86.0	87.2
Red Dead Redemption 2	73.2	74.3
DOOM Eternal	53.1	53.8
Warzone	82.8	84.0
Assassin's Creed	89.2	90.4
Valheim	88.1	89.4

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The tested computers not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: FullHD, 2K or 4K. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Celeron 7305

212%

Core i7-8700

64%

To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Celeron 7305 is more energy efficient than the Core i7-8700 since it has less power consumption: 15W vs. 65W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to know its TDP. It is necessary to count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, video rendering or video editing, machine learning, streaming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU includes all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum performance. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Celeron 7305	Intel Core i7-8700
Cinbench 15 Single-core	177	203
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1293	1434
Cinbench 20 Single-core	423	481
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	2936	3547
Cinbench 23 Single-core	992	1146
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	9678	7969

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Celeron 7305	Intel Core i7-8700
Single-Core	2321	2706
Multi-Core	13548	13125

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Celeron 7305	Intel Core i7-8700
Single-Core	957	1260
Multi-Core	5313	6618

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	Intel Celeron 7305	Intel Core i7-8700
Announcement date	January 07, 2022	October 01, 2017
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FCBGA1744	FCLGA1151-2
Core name	Alder Lake-U	Coffee Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	12	8
Turbo Frequency	1.1 MHz	4.6 MHz
Frequency	0.9 MHz	3.2 MHz
Cores	5	6
Threads	6	12
Bus rate	8 GT/s	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	10 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	8200 millions	3200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	65 W
Memory type	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to LPDDR5 5200 MT/s Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s	DDR4-2666
Max. Memory	32 Gb	128 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	45.8 GB/s	41.6 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	24 MB	12 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i7-8700 is 71% better than Celeron 7305 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i7-8700 has 1 more core than Celeron 7305. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Celeron 7305 is better: 9
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-8700 is better: 25
However, it should be realized that all the figures that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch the testing video and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Celeron 7305 and Intel Core i7-8700 before making a decision which of the processors to buy for gaming.

Intel Celeron 7305 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Celeron 7305 specs and review.

• Intel Core i7-8700 specs and review.