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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-8700 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 2500X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 2500X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-8700 is 252 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 2500X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
- Up to 47% cheaper than Core i7-8700 - $106.47 vs $200.0
- Up to 45% better value when playing HITMAN 3 than Core i7-8700 - $0.54 vs $0.99 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 3% better in HITMAN 3 than Ryzen 5 2500X - 202 vs 196 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 2500X - 12 vs 8 threads
HITMAN 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
FPS
196
97%
Value, $/FPS
$0.54/FPS
100%
Price, $
$106.47
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X CPU Used 4-Core 8-Thread Desktop Processor 3.6 GHz 8M 65W Socket AM4
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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
Ultra
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 10th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 2500X or Core i7-8700
HITMAN 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
113 FPS
$7.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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93 FPS
$9.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$869.99
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126 FPS
$5.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$715.32
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37 FPS
$33.76/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,249
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85 FPS
$29.4/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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