Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X 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 7900X is 1818 days newer than Core i7-8700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700K
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 95 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 19% better in Far Cry 5 than Core i7-8700K - 254 vs 214 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700K - 24 vs 12 threads
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Single-Core
1582
54.12247690728703%
Multi-Core
6443
36.09726035071993%
Intel Core i7-8700K | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900X |
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Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
Coffee Lake | Codename | Raphael |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 12 |
12 | Threads | 24 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 170 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |