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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-8700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 1039 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-8700.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 66% better in League of Legends than Core i7-8700 - 298 vs 180 FPS
- Up to 21% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i7-8700 - $0.71 vs $0.9 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700 - 24 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Up to 24% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - $146.23 vs $191.57
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
298
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.71/FPS
100%
Price, €
€212.64
76%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked 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
Very High
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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