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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-8700 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-8700 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 1039 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-8700.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 9% better in Minecraft than Core i7-8700 - 785 vs 719 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700 - 24 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Up to 23% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - €233.48 vs €304.07
- Up to 18% better value when playing Minecraft than Ryzen 9 5900X - €0.32 vs €0.39 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Prozessor 3,7 GHz 64 MB L3
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Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
FPS
719
91%
Value, €/FPS
€0.32/FPS
100%
Price, €
€233.48
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-8700 Prozessor (12 MB Cache, bis zu 3.2 GHz)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | 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 |
12 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5900X or Core i7-8700
Minecraft, 1920 x 1080, High
623 FPS
€2.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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740 FPS
€2.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,899.9
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679 FPS
€2.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,579
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580 FPS
€1.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,154.9
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625 FPS
€2.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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€1,634.32
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785 FPS
€3.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€2,969.9
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712 FPS
€2.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,589.9
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712 FPS
€2.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,724.9
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676 FPS
€4.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€3,024.02
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727 FPS
€2.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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