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Ryzen 7 3800X vs Core i7-8700K

Ryzen 7 3800X vs Core i7-8700K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

3.9 GHz | 8-core

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X Logo
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X Processor (8C/16T, 36 MB Cache, 4.5 GHz Max Boost)

Buy for £205 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74148 minutes ago

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Intel Core i7-8700K

3.7 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i7-8700K Logo
Intel Core i7-8700K Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.70GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/95W/Graphics)

Buy for £181.02 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74148 minutes ago

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

3.9 GHz | 8-core

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X Logo
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X Processor (8C/16T, 36 MB Cache, 4.5 GHz Max Boost)

Buy for £205 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74148 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i7-8700K

3.7 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i7-8700K Logo
Intel Core i7-8700K Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.70GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/95W/Graphics)

Buy for £181.02 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74148 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 7 3800X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-8700K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 7 3800X is 640 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-8700K.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

  • Performs up to 1% better in Battlefield 1 than Core i7-8700K - 246 vs 244 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700K - 16 vs 12 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700K

  • Up to 12% cheaper than Ryzen 7 3800X - £181.02 vs £205.0
  • Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 3800X - 95 vs 105 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 3800X doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of Battlefield 1.
Battlefield 1

Battlefield 1

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X Logo
Ryzen 7 3800X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


FPS

246

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£205

88%

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X Processor (8C/16T, 36 MB Cache, 4.5 GHz Max Boost)

Buy for £205 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74148 minutes ago

Intel Core i7-8700K Logo
Core i7-8700K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

244

99.1869918699187%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£181.02

100%

Intel Core i7-8700K Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.70GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/95W/Graphics)

Buy for £181.02 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74148 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X Logo
Ryzen 7 3800X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

Intel Core i7-8700K Logo
Core i7-8700K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X Logo
Ryzen 7 3800X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


Single-Core

1695

100%

Multi-Core

8498

100%

Intel Core i7-8700K Logo
Core i7-8700K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1582

93.33333333333333%

Multi-Core

6443

75.81783949164509%

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X Logo

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

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Intel Core i7-8700K Logo

Intel Core i7-8700K

Jul 7th, 2019
Release DateOct 5th, 2017
Ryzen 7CollectionCore i7
MatisseCodenameCoffee Lake
AMD Socket AM4SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8
Cores6
16
Threads12
3.9 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.7 GHz
4.5 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.7 GHz
105 WTDP
95 W
7 nm
Process Size14 nm
39.0x
Multiplier37.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 630
YesOverclockableYes

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