Key Differences
In short — Core i7-8700K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3400G on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 3400G is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-8700K is 640 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3400G.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700K
- Performs up to 9% better in World of Warcraft than Ryzen 5 3400G - 189 vs 174 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3400G - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
- Up to 61% cheaper than Core i7-8700K - £81.34 vs £208.88
- Up to 58% better value when playing World of Warcraft than Core i7-8700K - £0.47 vs £1.11 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-8700K - 65 vs 95 Watts
World of Warcraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Buy for £208.88 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 17273 minutes ago
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
174
92%
Value, £/FPS
£0.47/FPS
100%
Price, £
£81.34
100%
Value Winner
Buy for £81.34 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 17274 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-8700K | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3400G |
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Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
Coffee Lake | Codename | Picasso |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon RX Vega 11 |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |