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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-8700K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 1127 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-8700K.
Advantages of Core i7-8700K
- Up to 9% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - £185.98 vs £204.00
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 95 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 15% better in Cyberpunk 2077 than Core i7-8700K - 92 vs 80 FPS
- Up to 4% better value when playing Cyberpunk 2077 than Core i7-8700K - £2.22 vs £2.32 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700K - 24 vs 12 threads
Cyberpunk 2077
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Intel Core i7-8700K Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.70GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/95W/Graphics)
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Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
92
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.22/FPS
100%
Price, £
£204
91%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 5900X Desktop Processor
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-8700K | vs | Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 37.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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