Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-8700 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 7 1700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-8700 is 305 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 7 1700.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 1700
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 7% better in Sea of Thieves than Ryzen 7 1700 - 239 vs 223 FPS
- Up to 1% cheaper than Ryzen 7 1700 - CA$400.0 vs CA$404.44
- Up to 8% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Ryzen 7 1700 - CA$1.67 vs CA$1.81 per FPS
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Buy for CA$404.44 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 18 minutes ago
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
FPS
239
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.67/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$400
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for CA$400 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 18 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
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Mar 2nd, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i7 |
Summit Ridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |