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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-8700 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen Threadripper 1950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-8700 is 144 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen Threadripper 1950X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
- Up to 9% cheaper than Core i7-8700 - $788.88 vs $869.99
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700 - 32 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 14% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Ryzen Threadripper 1950X - 379 vs 332 FPS
- Up to 3% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Ryzen Threadripper 1950X - $2.3 vs $2.38 per FPS
- Consumes up to 64% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X - 65 vs 180 Watts
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Desktop • Aug 10th, 2017
FPS
332
87%
Value, $/FPS
$2.38/FPS
96%
Price, $
$788.88
100%
AMD YD195XA8AEWOF Ryzen Threadripper 1950X (16-core/32-thread) Desktop Processor
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Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
FPS
379
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.3/FPS
100%
Price, $
$869.99
90%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Desktop • Aug 10th, 2017
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 10th, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Core i7 |
| Whitehaven | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket SP3r2 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
32 | Threads | 12 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 180 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen Threadripper 1950X or Core i7-8700
Counter-Strike 2, 1920 x 1080, Very High
127 FPS
$9.83/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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177 FPS
$14.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-8700
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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123 FPS
$10.56/FPS
Radeon Pro WX 3100
Core i7-8700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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