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In short — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-8700 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 1039 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-8700.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 3% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Core i7-8700 - 179 vs 173 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700 - 32 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Up to 34% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - CA$322.05 vs CA$490.0
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Forza Horizon 5
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1920 x 1080
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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor without cooler
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Intel BX80684I78700 Boxed 8th Gen Core i7-8700 Processor 3.2 6
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Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Single-Core
1513
69.11831886706258%
Multi-Core
5905
48.5648490829838%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
32 | Threads | 12 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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