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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the more expensive Core i7-8700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 1039 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-8700.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 5% better in God of War than Core i7-8700 - 185 vs 176 FPS
- Up to 68% cheaper than Core i7-8700 - $279.0 vs $869.99
- Up to 69% better value when playing God of War than Core i7-8700 - $1.51 vs $4.94 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700 - 24 vs 12 threads
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
FPS
176
95.13513513513514%
Value, $/FPS
$4.94/FPS
30.5668016194332%
Price, $
$869.99
32%
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Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
185
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.51/FPS
100%
Price, $
$279
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Single-Core
1513
69.43552088113813%
Multi-Core
5905
49.692838508794075%
Intel Core i7-8700 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1st, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 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 9 5900X
God of War, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
118 FPS
$15.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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61 FPS
$27.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,669.99
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119 FPS
$25.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,999.99
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119 FPS
$26.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$3,099.99
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88 FPS
$21.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,879.99
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119 FPS
$24.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,899
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88 FPS
$21.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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156 FPS
$18.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$2,949
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78 FPS
$17.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,399.99
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109 FPS
$19.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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