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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-8700K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 1600X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-8700K is 177 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
- Up to 15% cheaper than Core i7-8700K - £178.58 vs £208.88
- Up to 12% better value when playing God of War than Core i7-8700K - £1.05 vs £1.19 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700K
- Performs up to 4% better in God of War than Ryzen 5 1600X - 176 vs 170 FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 1600X doesn't have integrated graphics
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 1600X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
FPS
170
96%
Value, £/FPS
£1.05/FPS
100%
Price, £
£178.58
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Desktop CPU - AM4/Hex Core/3.6GHz – 4GHZ turbo/ 16MB/95W
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Intel Core i7-8700K Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.70GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/95W/Graphics)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 1600X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X | vs | Intel Core i7-8700K |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 11th, 2017 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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