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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 7700X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-8700 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-8700 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 7 7700X is 1730 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-8700.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
- Performs up to 8% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Core i7-8700 - 187 vs 173 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700 - 16 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-8700 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Up to 22% cheaper than Ryzen 7 7700X - £224.88 vs £289.99
- Up to 16% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Ryzen 7 7700X - £1.3 vs £1.55 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 7700X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Forza Horizon 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Ryzen 7 7700X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
187
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.55/FPS
83%
Price, £
£289.99
77%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 7 7700X Desktop Processor (8-core/16-thread, 40MB cache, up to 5.4 GHz max boost)
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Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
FPS
173
92%
Value, £/FPS
£1.3/FPS
100%
Price, £
£224.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-8700 Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.20GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)
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Updated 15860 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Ryzen 7 7700X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Raphael | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
4.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
5.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
45.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 7700X or Core i7-8700
Forza Horizon 5, 1920 x 1080, Max
110 FPS
£17.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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110 FPS
£14.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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