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Core i7-8700 vs Ryzen 9 7950X

Core i7-8700 vs Ryzen 9 7950X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 9 7950X

4.5 GHz | 16-core

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 4.5GHz (Turbo 5.7GHz) 16 Core 32 Threads 64MB Cache AM5 Prozessor - Tray

Buy for 769.42 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 188 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 9 7950X

4.5 GHz | 16-core

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 4.5GHz (Turbo 5.7GHz) 16 Core 32 Threads 64MB Cache AM5 Prozessor - Tray

Buy for 769.42 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 188 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms Core i7-8700 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 1730 days newer than Core i7-8700.

Advantages of Core i7-8700

  • Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 65 vs 170 Watts

Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X

  • Performs up to 13% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i7-8700 - 132 vs 117 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700 - 32 vs 12 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-8700 doesn't have integrated graphics
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This is a free version of Baldur's Gate 3.
Baldur's Gate 3

Baldur's Gate 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-8700 Logo
Core i7-8700

Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018


FPS

117

89%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


FPS

132

100%

Value, €/FPS

€5.83/FPS

100%

Price, €

€769.42

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 4.5GHz (Turbo 5.7GHz) 16 Core 32 Threads 64MB Cache AM5 Prozessor - Tray

Buy for 769.42 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 188 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-8700 Logo
Core i7-8700

Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-8700 Logo
Core i7-8700

Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018


Single-Core

1513

51%

Multi-Core

5905

31%

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


Single-Core

2938

100%

Multi-Core

19293

100%

Intel Core i7-8700 Logo

Core i7-8700

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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo

Ryzen 9 7950X

Jan 1st, 2018Release Date
Sep 27th, 2022
Core i7CollectionRyzen 9
Coffee LakeCodenameRaphael
Intel Socket 1151SocketAMD Socket AM5
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
16
12Threads
32
3.2 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.5 GHz
4.6 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.7 GHz
65 W
TDP170 W
14 nmProcess Size
5 nm
32.0xMultiplier
45.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics
NoOverclockable
Yes

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