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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-8700 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-8700 is 265 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 5% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Ryzen 5 1600X - 88 vs 84 FPS
- Up to 5% better value when playing Hogwarts Legacy than Ryzen 5 1600X - £2.03 vs £2.13 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 1600X - 65 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
- Up to 0% cheaper than Core i7-8700 - £178.58 vs £178.88
Hogwarts Legacy
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
FPS
88
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.03/FPS
100%
Price, £
£178.88
99%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-8700 Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.20GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)
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AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Desktop CPU - AM4/Hex Core/3.6GHz – 4GHZ turbo/ 16MB/95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Ryzen 5 1600X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-8700 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 1600X |
|---|---|---|
Jan 1st, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 11th, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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