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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-8700 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-8700 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 5600X is 1039 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-8700.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Up to 28% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5600X - $869.99 vs $1199.99
- Up to 12% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Ryzen 5 5600X - $2.3 vs $2.61 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
- Performs up to 21% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Core i7-8700 - 460 vs 379 FPS
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
FPS
379
82.3913043478261%
Value, $/FPS
$2.3/FPS
100%
Price, $
$869.99
100%
Value Winner
STGAubron Gaming Desktop PC,Intel Core i7-8700 up to 4.6G,GeForce RTX 3060 12GB GDDR6,32G DDR4,2T SSD,WiFi,BT 5.0, RGB Keybaord, RGB Mouse, RGB Mouse Pad, RGB Bluetooth Sound Bar, Headset Mic,W11H64
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Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
460
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.61/FPS
88.12260536398468%
Price, $
$1199.99
72%
FPS Winner
Thermaltake LCGS Glacier 460 AIO Liquid Cooled CPU Gaming Desktop (AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600X 6-core, ToughRam DDR4 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060, 1TB NVMe M.2, WiFi) S3GL-B550-460-LCS
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Single-Core
1513
72.32313575525812%
Multi-Core
5905
68.19494167917773%
Intel Core i7-8700 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5600X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1st, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-8700 or Ryzen 5 5600X
Counter-Strike 2, 1920 x 1080, Very High
283 FPS
$3.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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339 FPS
$4.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,499
In Stock
307 FPS
$3.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,049
In Stock
283 FPS
$4.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,249.99
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374 FPS
$4.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,799.99
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276 FPS
$3.73/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,029.99
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283 FPS
$3.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$999.99
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292 FPS
$4.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299.99
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307 FPS
$7.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,344
In Stock
268 FPS
$5.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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