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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-8700K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-8700K is 177 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700K
- Performs up to 13% better in HITMAN 2 than Ryzen 5 1600X - 150 vs 133 FPS
- Up to 1% better value when playing HITMAN 2 than Ryzen 5 1600X - £1.33 vs £1.34 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 1600X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
- Up to 10% cheaper than Core i7-8700K - £178.58 vs £198.88
HITMAN 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
150
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.33/FPS
100%
Price, £
£198.88
89%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-8700K Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.70GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/95W/Graphics)
Buy for £198.88 on Amazon
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AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Desktop CPU - AM4/Hex Core/3.6GHz – 4GHZ turbo/ 16MB/95W
Buy for £178.58 on Amazon
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Updated 169 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Ryzen 5 1600X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-8700K | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 1600X |
|---|---|---|
Oct 5th, 2017 | 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 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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