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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-8700K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 1127 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-8700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700K
- Up to 20% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - £208.88 vs £259.98
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 95 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 59% better in League of Legends than Core i7-8700K - 298 vs 188 FPS
- Up to 22% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i7-8700K - £0.87 vs £1.11 per 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
Intel Core i7-8700K Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.70GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/95W/Graphics)
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Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
298
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.87/FPS
100%
Price, £
£259.98
80%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Processor (12C/24T, 70MB Cache, up to 4.8 GHz Max Boost)
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Updated 11126 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-8700K | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 37.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-8700K or Ryzen 9 5900X
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
291 FPS
£5.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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283 FPS
£5.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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