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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7900 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 7900 is 1839 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-8700.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 11% better in God of War than Core i7-8700 - 196 vs 176 FPS
- Up to 58% cheaper than Core i7-8700 - $368.99 vs $869.99
- Up to 62% better value when playing God of War than Core i7-8700 - $1.88 vs $4.94 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700 - 24 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-8700 doesn't have integrated graphics
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
FPS
176
89.79591836734694%
Value, $/FPS
$4.94/FPS
38.05668016194331%
Price, $
$869.99
42%
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Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
FPS
196
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.88/FPS
100%
Price, $
$368.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7900 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 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Single-Core
1513
53.57648725212465%
Multi-Core
5905
35.268470405542615%
Intel Core i7-8700 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1st, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-8700 or Ryzen 9 7900
God of War, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
10 FPS
$124.9/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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167 FPS
$19.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,249
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45 FPS
$55.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-8700
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,499
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6 FPS
$216.5/FPS
Radeon Pro WX 3100
Core i7-8700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,299
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