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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-8700 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 7 2700X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-8700 is 108 days older than the more expensive Ryzen 7 2700X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
- 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 2% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Ryzen 7 2700X - 160 vs 157 FPS
- Up to 2% cheaper than Ryzen 7 2700X - £224.88 vs £230.0
- Up to 3% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than Ryzen 7 2700X - £1.41 vs £1.46 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 2700X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Red Dead Redemption 2
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
AMD YD270XBGAFBOX Ryzen 7 2700X Processor with Wraith Prism RGB LED Cooler
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Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
FPS
160
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.41/FPS
100%
Price, £
£224.88
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-8700 Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.20GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)
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TOP 5 Games
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Game Graphics
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Ryzen 7 2700X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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