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In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-8700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 1730 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-8700.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 69% better in Diablo IV than Core i7-8700 - 342 vs 202 FPS
- Up to 39% better value when playing Diablo IV than Core i7-8700 - $2.63 vs $4.31 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700 - 32 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-8700 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Up to 3% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X - $869.99 vs $899.99
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Diablo IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
342
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.63/FPS
100%
Price, $
$899.99
96%
FPS and Value Winner
INLAND Micro Center AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core 32-Thread AM5 Unlocked Desktop Processor Bundle with ASUS ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WiFi AM5 (LGA1718) Ryzen 7000 Gaming Motherboard(DDR5, PCIe 5.0)
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Raphael | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
32 | Threads | 12 |
4.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
5.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 170 W | TDP | 65 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
45.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 7950X or Core i7-8700
Diablo IV, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
342 FPS
$13.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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204 FPS
$13.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,839
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342 FPS
$9.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$3,399
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122 FPS
$19.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,369
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342 FPS
$12.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 6 TB HDD
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$4,199.99
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204 FPS
$13.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,689
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178 FPS
$16.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 8 TB SSD
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$2,979
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285 FPS
$14.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$4,139.99
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300 FPS
$10.93/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,280.03
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167 FPS
$18.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 20 TB HDD
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$3,099
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