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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-8700 outperforms the cheaper FX-8150 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-8150 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-8700 is 2273 days newer than the cheaper FX-8150.
Advantages of AMD FX-8150
- Up to 68% cheaper than Core i7-8700 - $64.03 vs $200.0
- Up to 66% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than Core i7-8700 - $0.22 vs $0.64 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 6% better in Forza Horizon 4 than FX-8150 - 313 vs 296 FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than AMD FX-8150 - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8150 - 12 vs 8 threads
Forza Horizon 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
AMD FX-Series FX-8150 CPU Used 8-Core 8-Thread Desktop Processor 3.6 GHz 8M 125W Socket AM3+
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Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
FX-8150
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8150 | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 12th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| FX | Collection | Core i7 |
| Zambezi | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 18.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using FX-8150 or Core i7-8700
Forza Horizon 4, 1920 x 1080, Max
212 FPS
$3.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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189 FPS
$4.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$869.99
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227 FPS
$3.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$715.32
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123 FPS
$10.15/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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179 FPS
$13.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-8700
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,499
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