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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3900XT outperforms the cheaper Core i7-8700K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-8700K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 3900XT is 1006 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-8700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700K
- Up to 58% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3900XT - £208.88 vs £499.0
- Up to 47% better value when playing League of Legends than Ryzen 9 3900XT - £1.11 vs £2.09 per FPS
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT - 95 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
- Performs up to 27% better in League of Legends than Core i7-8700K - 239 vs 188 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700K - 24 vs 12 threads
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
188
78%
Value, £/FPS
£1.11/FPS
100%
Price, £
£208.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-8700K Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.70GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/95W/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
Very High
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Ryzen 9 3900XT
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-8700K | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | 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 |
| 3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 37.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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