Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-8700 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 3990X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-8700 is 767 days older than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 3990X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700 - 128 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 7% better in League of Legends than Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - 180 vs 168 FPS
- Up to 96% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - €169.97 vs €4461.44
- Up to 96% better value when playing League of Legends than Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - €0.94 vs €26.56 per FPS
- Consumes up to 77% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - 65 vs 280 Watts
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Feb 7th, 2020
FPS
168
93.33333333333333%
Value, €/FPS
€26.56/FPS
3.5391566265060246%
Price, €
€4461.44
3%
Buy for €4,461.44 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 2685 minutes ago
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
FPS
180
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.94/FPS
100%
Price, €
€169.97
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for €169.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 2685 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Feb 7th, 2020
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Single-Core
1513
97.11168164313221%
Multi-Core
5905
42.469792865362486%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
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Feb 7th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Core i7 |
Castle Peak | Codename | Coffee Lake |
AMD Socket TRX4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
64 | Cores | 6 |
128 | Threads | 12 |
2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
280 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
29.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |