Key Differences
In short — Core i7-8700K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3500X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 3500X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-8700K is 719 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3500X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
- Up to 28% cheaper than Core i7-8700K - €231.18 vs €321.4
- Up to 27% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i7-8700K - €1.22 vs €1.68 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-8700K - 65 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700K
- Performs up to 1% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Ryzen 5 3500X - 191 vs 189 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3500X - 12 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3500X doesn't have integrated graphics
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
FPS
189
98%
Value, €/FPS
€1.22/FPS
100%
Price, €
€231.18
100%
Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X | vs | Intel Core i7-8700K |
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Sep 24th, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i7 |
Matisse | Codename | Coffee Lake |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 6 |
6 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |