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In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 3500X outperforms the more expensive Core i7-8700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 3500X is 631 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-8700.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
- Up to 25% cheaper than Core i7-8700 - $109.68 vs $146.23
- Up to 25% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Core i7-8700 - $0.84 vs $1.12 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3500X - 12 vs 6 threads
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
FPS
145
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.84/FPS
100%
Price, €
€121.75
100%
Value Winner
AMD 100-100000158BOX RYZEN 5 3500X 6-Core 3.6 GHz (4.1 GHz Turbo) Socket AM4 65W Desktop Processor
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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
Extreme
Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 24th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Matisse | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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