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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-8700 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 2500X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 2500X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-8700 is 252 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 2500X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
- Up to 24% cheaper than Core i7-8700 - $77.85 vs $102.37
- Up to 21% better value when playing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Core i7-8700 - $0.53 vs $0.67 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 4% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Ryzen 5 2500X - 169 vs 163 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 2500X - 12 vs 8 threads
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
FPS
163
96.44970414201184%
Value, €/FPS
€0.53/FPS
100%
Price, €
€86.41
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X CPU Used 4-Core 8-Thread Desktop Processor 3.6 GHz 8M 65W Socket AM4
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Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
FPS
169
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.67/FPS
79.1044776119403%
Price, €
€113.63
76%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
Single-Core
1103
72.90152015862525%
Multi-Core
3801
64.36917866215072%
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 10th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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