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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-8700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 1039 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-8700.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 43% better in Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered than Core i7-8700 - 163 vs 114 FPS
- Up to 1% better value when playing Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered than Core i7-8700 - £1.96 vs £1.97 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700 - 32 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Up to 30% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - £225.0 vs £319.99
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
163
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.96/FPS
100%
Price, £
£319.99
70%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Processor (16C/32T, 72MB Cache, Up to 4.9 GHz Max Boost)
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Intel Core i7-8700 Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.20GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
32 | Threads | 12 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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