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Key Differences
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 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
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 25% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i7-8700 - 136 vs 109 FPS
- Up to 17% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i7-8700 - $6.62 vs $7.98 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
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
136
100%
Value, $/FPS
$6.62/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
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-8700 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1st, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 45.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-8700 or Ryzen 9 7950X
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
136 FPS
$33.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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101 FPS
$28.11/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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136 FPS
$24.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$3,399
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79 FPS
$29.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,369
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136 FPS
$30.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 6 TB HDD
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101 FPS
$26.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,689
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94 FPS
$31.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 8 TB SSD
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$2,979
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122 FPS
$33.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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126 FPS
$26.03/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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91 FPS
$34.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 20 TB HDD
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