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Core i7-8700K vs Ryzen 9 5900

Core i7-8700K vs Ryzen 9 5900: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 5900 outperforms Core i7-8700K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900 is 1195 days newer than Core i7-8700K.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700K

  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900 doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900

  • Performs up to 3% better in Metro Exodus than Core i7-8700K - 149 vs 145 FPS
  • Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-8700K - 65 vs 95 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700K - 24 vs 12 threads
This is a free version of Metro Exodus.
Metro Exodus

Metro Exodus

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

Intel Core i7-8700K Logo
Core i7-8700K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

145

97.31543624161074%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£181.02

100%

Intel Core i7-8700K Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.70GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/95W/Graphics)

Buy for £181.02 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74686 minutes ago

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 Logo
Ryzen 9 5900

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021


FPS

149

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

Intel Core i7-8700K Logo
Core i7-8700K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 Logo
Ryzen 9 5900

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-8700K Logo
Core i7-8700K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1582

77.09551656920078%

Multi-Core

6443

65.31170805879371%

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 Logo
Ryzen 9 5900

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021


Single-Core

2052

100%

Multi-Core

9865

100%

Intel Core i7-8700K Logo

Intel Core i7-8700K

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900 Logo

AMD Ryzen 9 5900

Oct 5th, 2017Release Date
Jan 12th, 2021
Core i7CollectionRyzen 9
Coffee LakeCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 1151SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
12
12Threads
24
3.7 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.0 GHz
4.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed4.7 GHz
95 WTDP
65 W
14 nmProcess Size
7 nm
37.0x
Multiplier30.0x
UHD Graphics 630
Integrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

Builds Using Core i7-8700K or Ryzen 9 5900

Metro Exodus, 1920 x 1080, Extreme

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