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Ryzen 5 3500X vs Core i7-8700

Ryzen 5 3500X vs Core i7-8700: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X

3.6 GHz | 6-core

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X Logo
AMD 100-100000158BOX RYZEN 5 3500X 6-Core 3.6 GHz (4.1 GHz Turbo) Socket AM4 65W Desktop Processor

Buy for 101.45 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75180 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i7-8700

3.2 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i7-8700 Logo
Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for 130.56 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75180 minutes ago

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X

3.6 GHz | 6-core

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X Logo
AMD 100-100000158BOX RYZEN 5 3500X 6-Core 3.6 GHz (4.1 GHz Turbo) Socket AM4 65W Desktop Processor

Buy for 101.45 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75180 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i7-8700

3.2 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i7-8700 Logo
Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for 130.56 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75180 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 3500X outperforms the more expensive Core i7-8700 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 3500X is 631 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-8700.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3500X

  • Performs up to 1% better in No Man's Sky than Core i7-8700 - 178 vs 177 FPS
  • Up to 22% cheaper than Core i7-8700 - $91.4 vs $117.62

Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3500X - 12 vs 6 threads
This is a free version of No Man's Sky.
No Man's Sky

No Man's Sky

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X Logo
Ryzen 5 3500X

Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019


FPS

178

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€101.45

100%

FPS Winner

AMD 100-100000158BOX RYZEN 5 3500X 6-Core 3.6 GHz (4.1 GHz Turbo) Socket AM4 65W Desktop Processor

Buy for 101.45 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75180 minutes ago

Intel Core i7-8700 Logo
Core i7-8700

Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018


FPS

177

99.43820224719101%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€130.56

77%

Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for 130.56 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75180 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X Logo
Ryzen 5 3500X

Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019

Intel Core i7-8700 Logo
Core i7-8700

Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X Logo
Ryzen 5 3500X

Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019


Single-Core

1555

100%

Multi-Core

5850

99.06858594411516%

Intel Core i7-8700 Logo
Core i7-8700

Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018


Single-Core

1513

97.29903536977493%

Multi-Core

5905

100%

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X Logo

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X

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Intel Core i7-8700 Logo

Intel Core i7-8700

Sep 24th, 2019
Release DateJan 1st, 2018
Ryzen 5CollectionCore i7
MatisseCodenameCoffee Lake
AMD Socket AM4SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores6
6Threads
12
3.6 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.2 GHz
4.1 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.6 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
7 nm
Process Size14 nm
36.0x
Multiplier32.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
Yes
OverclockableNo

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