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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-8700 outperforms the cheaper FX-8320 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-8700 is 1896 days newer than the cheaper FX-8320.
Advantages of AMD FX-8320
- Up to 12% cheaper than Core i7-8700 - $175.0 vs $200.0
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 20% better in World of Warcraft than FX-8320 - 186 vs 155 FPS
- Up to 4% better value when playing World of Warcraft than FX-8320 - $1.08 vs $1.13 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than AMD FX-8320 - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8320 - 12 vs 8 threads
World of Warcraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
AMD FD8320FRHKBOX FX-8320 FX-Series 8-Core Black Edition Processor
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Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
FPS
186
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.08/FPS
100%
Price, $
$200
87%
FPS and Value Winner
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
Maximum
FX-8320
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8320 | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| FX | Collection | Core i7 |
| Vishera | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 17.5x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using FX-8320 or Core i7-8700
World of Warcraft, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
143 FPS
$5.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$829.99
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129 FPS
$6.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$869.99
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151 FPS
$4.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$715.32
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88 FPS
$14.19/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,249
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123 FPS
$20.32/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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