Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-8700K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-8700K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 1127 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-8700K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 7% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i7-8700K - 144 vs 134 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700K - 32 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700K
- Up to 35% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - £208.88 vs £319.0
- Up to 30% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Ryzen 9 5950X - £1.56 vs £2.22 per FPS
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 95 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5950X doesn't have integrated graphics
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Buy for £319 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 8969 minutes ago
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
134
93%
Value, £/FPS
£1.56/FPS
100%
Price, £
£208.88
100%
Value Winner
Buy for £208.88 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 8969 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | vs | Intel Core i7-8700K |
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Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
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 | 3.7 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 95 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |