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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 5800X 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 7 5800X is 1039 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-8700.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
- Performs up to 6% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Core i7-8700 - 314 vs 297 FPS
- Up to 15% cheaper than Core i7-8700 - $159.0 vs $186.0
- Up to 19% better value when playing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Core i7-8700 - $0.51 vs $0.63 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 5800X - 65 vs 105 Watts
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 7 5800X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
314
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.51/FPS
100%
Price, $
$159
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 7 5800X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 5800X or Core i7-8700
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
215 FPS
$14.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,099.99
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199 FPS
$7.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,458
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166 FPS
$6.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,099.99
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199 FPS
$7.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,499
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166 FPS
$7.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,187
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199 FPS
$16.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,348
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120 FPS
$13.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,659.99
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217 FPS
$9.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,100
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103 FPS
$8.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$869.99
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166 FPS
$6.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,139.99
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