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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $499
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3900XT outperforms the cheaper Core i7-8700 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 3900XT is 918 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-8700.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Up to 65% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3900XT - £165.86 vs £470.0
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT - 65 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
- Performs up to 5% better in Rust than Core i7-8700 - 210 vs 200 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700 - 24 vs 12 threads
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i7-8700 Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.20GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)
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AMD Ryzen™ 9 3900XT Processor (12C/24T, 70MB Cache, Up to 4.7 GHz Max Boost) – Without Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Ryzen 9 3900XT
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Single-Core
1513
87.50722961249276%
Multi-Core
5905
58.87337986041874%
Intel Core i7-8700 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1st, 2018 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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