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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $1299
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-8700 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-8700 is 274 days older than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 0% better in Borderlands 3 than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - 222 vs 221 FPS
- Up to 75% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - CA$400.0 vs CA$1575.5
- Up to 75% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - CA$1.8 vs CA$7.13 per FPS
- Consumes up to 74% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - 65 vs 250 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700 - 48 vs 12 threads
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
FPS
222
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.8/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$400
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel BX80684I78700 Boxed 8th Gen Core i7-8700 Processor 3.2 6
Buy for CA$400 on Amazon
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Updated 140 minutes ago
Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Desktop • Oct 2nd, 2018
FPS
221
99%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$7.13/FPS
25%
Price, CA$
CA$1575.5
25%
AMD YD297XAZAFWOF Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 24 Core, 48 Thread Processor, Pack of 1
Buy for CA$1,575.5 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 140 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Desktop • Oct 2nd, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-8700 | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1st, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 2nd, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Colfax |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket SP3r2 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 24 |
| 12 | Threads | 48 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 250 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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