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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-8700K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 1600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-8700K is 177 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700K
- Performs up to 8% better in Valorant than Ryzen 5 1600 - 796 vs 740 FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 1600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600
- Up to 40% cheaper than Core i7-8700K - €191.69 vs €321.4
- Up to 35% better value when playing Valorant than Core i7-8700K - €0.26 vs €0.4 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-8700K - 65 vs 95 Watts
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i7-8700K Prozessor (12 MB Cache, bis zu, 6 core, 3.70 GHz)
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Ryzen 5 1600
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
FPS
740
92%
Value, €/FPS
€0.26/FPS
100%
Price, €
€191.69
100%
Value Winner
AMD CPU Ryzen 5 1600 AM4
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Updated 251 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Ryzen 5 1600
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-8700K | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 1600 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 11th, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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