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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-8700 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-8700 is 242 days older than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2950X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 2% better in God of War than Ryzen Threadripper 2950X - 176 vs 172 FPS
- Up to 19% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2950X - $869.99 vs $1075.0
- Up to 21% better value when playing God of War than Ryzen Threadripper 2950X - $4.94 vs $6.25 per FPS
- Consumes up to 64% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X - 65 vs 180 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700 - 32 vs 12 threads
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
FPS
176
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.94/FPS
100%
Price, $
$869.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Desktop • Aug 31st, 2018
FPS
172
97.72727272727273%
Value, $/FPS
$6.25/FPS
79.04%
Price, $
$1075
80%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X Processor (YD295XA8AFWOF)
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Updated 354054 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Desktop • Aug 31st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Desktop • Aug 31st, 2018
Single-Core
1263
83.47653668208856%
Multi-Core
8338
100%
Intel Core i7-8700 | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1st, 2018 | Release Date | Aug 31st, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Colfax |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket SP3r2 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 180 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-8700 or Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
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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$1,249
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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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