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In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-8700K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 1818 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-8700K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 13% better in Valheim than Core i7-8700K - 231 vs 204 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700K - 32 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700K
- Up to 60% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X - CA$278.01 vs CA$698.98
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 95 vs 170 Watts
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AMD Ryzen™ 9 7950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor, Cooler not Included
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Intel Core i7-8700K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 3.7GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
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Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Single-Core
1582
53.84615384615385%
Multi-Core
6443
33.39553205825948%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | vs | Intel Core i7-8700K |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Raphael | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
32 | Threads | 12 |
4.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
5.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 170 W | TDP | 95 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
45.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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