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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $999
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-8700 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen Threadripper 1950X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen Threadripper 1950X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-8700 is 144 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen Threadripper 1950X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 2% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Ryzen Threadripper 1950X - 173 vs 169 FPS
- Consumes up to 64% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X - 65 vs 180 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
- Up to 9% cheaper than Core i7-8700 - $788.88 vs $869.99
- Up to 7% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Core i7-8700 - $4.67 vs $5.03 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700 - 32 vs 12 threads
Forza Horizon 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
FPS
173
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.03/FPS
92.84294234592446%
Price, $
$869.99
90%
FPS Winner
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Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Desktop • Aug 10th, 2017
FPS
169
97.6878612716763%
Value, $/FPS
$4.67/FPS
100%
Price, $
$788.88
100%
Value Winner
AMD YD195XA8AEWOF Ryzen Threadripper 1950X (16-core/32-thread) Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Desktop • Aug 10th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Desktop • Aug 10th, 2017
Single-Core
1171
77.39590218109716%
Multi-Core
7539
100%
Intel Core i7-8700 | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X |
|---|---|---|
Jan 1st, 2018 | Release Date | Aug 10th, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Whitehaven |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket SP3r2 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 180 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-8700 or Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Forza Horizon 5, 1920 x 1080, Max
1 FPS
$1249/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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27 FPS
$92.56/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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1 FPS
$1299/FPS
Radeon Pro WX 3100
Core i7-8700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,299
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