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Core i7-8700 vs Ryzen 9 5950X

Core i7-8700 vs Ryzen 9 5950X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 9 5950X

3.4 GHz | 16-core

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
AMD Processore Ryzen 9 5950X (16 C/32 T, 72 MB di cache, boost massimo fino a 4,9 GHz)

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In Stock

Updated 264 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 9 5950X

3.4 GHz | 16-core

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
AMD Processore Ryzen 9 5950X (16 C/32 T, 72 MB di cache, boost massimo fino a 4,9 GHz)

Buy for 314 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 264 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Core i7-8700 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 1039 days newer than Core i7-8700.

Advantages of Core i7-8700

  • Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 65 vs 105 Watts

Advantages of Ryzen 9 5950X

  • Performs up to 12% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i7-8700 - 148 vs 132 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700 - 32 vs 12 threads
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Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-8700 Logo
Core i7-8700

Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018


FPS

132

89%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

148

100%

Value, €/FPS

€2.12/FPS

100%

Price, €

€314

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Processore Ryzen 9 5950X (16 C/32 T, 72 MB di cache, boost massimo fino a 4,9 GHz)

Buy for 314 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 264 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-8700 Logo
Core i7-8700

Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-8700 Logo
Core i7-8700

Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018


Single-Core

1513

69%

Multi-Core

5905

49%

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2189

100%

Multi-Core

12159

100%

Intel Core i7-8700 Logo

Core i7-8700

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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo

Ryzen 9 5950X

Jan 1st, 2018Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
Core i7CollectionRyzen 9
Coffee LakeCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 1151SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
16
12Threads
32
3.2 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.4 GHz
4.6 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
65 W
TDP105 W
14 nmProcess Size
7 nm
32.0xMultiplier
34.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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