Key Differences
In short — Core i7-8700 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 1800X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-8700 is 305 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 7 1800X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
- Up to 30% cheaper than Core i7-8700 - £99.97 vs £141.83
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 9% better in Far Cry 3 than Ryzen 7 1800X - 146 vs 134 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 1800X - 65 vs 95 Watts
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Single-Core
1131
74.75214805023133%
Multi-Core
5735
97.12108382726502%
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
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Mar 2nd, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i7 |
Summit Ridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |