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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 7700X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-8700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 7 7700X is 1730 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-8700.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
- Performs up to 24% better in Valorant than Core i7-8700 - 976 vs 788 FPS
- Up to 14% better value when playing Valorant than Core i7-8700 - CA$0.44 vs CA$0.51 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700 - 16 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-8700 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Up to 7% cheaper than Ryzen 7 7700X - CA$400.0 vs CA$428.98
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 7700X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 7 7700X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
976
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.44/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$428.98
93%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 7 7700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor, Cooler not Included
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Intel BX80684I78700 Boxed 8th Gen Core i7-8700 Processor 3.2 6
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 7 7700X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Raphael | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
4.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
5.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
45.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 7700X or Core i7-8700
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
889 FPS
CA$2.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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716 FPS
CA$2.49/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$1,782.77
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828 FPS
CA$3.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$2,585.15
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856 FPS
CA$2.44/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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889 FPS
CA$3.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$2,707.3
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828 FPS
CA$3.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$2,594.66
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924 FPS
CA$3.04/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$2,809.78
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749 FPS
CA$4.15/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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