Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-8700K outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 7 2700X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-8700K is 196 days older than the more expensive Ryzen 7 2700X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700K
- Performs up to 1% better in Control than Ryzen 7 2700X - 203 vs 201 FPS
- Up to 16% cheaper than Ryzen 7 2700X - CA$314.0 vs CA$375.0
- Up to 17% better value when playing Control than Ryzen 7 2700X - CA$1.55 vs CA$1.87 per FPS
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 2700X - 95 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 2700X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700K - 16 vs 12 threads
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
203
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.55/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$314
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-8700K | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 2700X |
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Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 19th, 2018 |
Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
Coffee Lake | Codename | Pinnacle Ridge |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 8 |
12 | Threads | 16 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 105 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |