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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 7800X3D 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 7800X3D is 1829 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-8700.
Advantages of Core i7-8700
- Up to 69% cheaper than Ryzen 7 7800X3D - £136.56 vs £439.99
- Up to 66% better value when playing Elden Ring than Ryzen 7 7800X3D - £1.11 vs £3.24 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D - 65 vs 120 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 7 7800X3D
- Performs up to 11% better in Elden Ring than Core i7-8700 - 136 vs 123 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
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
FPS
123
90%
Value, £/FPS
£1.11/FPS
100%
Price, £
£136.56
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-8700 Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.20GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)
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Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
136
100%
Value, £/FPS
£3.24/FPS
34%
Price, £
£439.99
31%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D CPU AM5 4.2GHz (5.0 Turbo) 8-Core 120W 104MB Cache 5nm 7th Gen Radeon Graphics NO HEATSINK/FAN - 100-100000910WOF
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-8700 | vs | Ryzen 7 7800X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1st, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 42.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | No |
PC Builds Using Core i7-8700 or Ryzen 7 7800X3D
With selected game settings
108 FPS
£18.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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117 FPS
£14.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
64 GB, N/A Storage
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