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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3500X outperforms the more expensive Core i7-8700 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 3500X is 631 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-8700.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
- Performs up to 1% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Core i7-8700 - 178 vs 177 FPS
- Up to 22% cheaper than Core i7-8700 - $125.0 vs $160.86
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3500X - 12 vs 6 threads
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
AMD 100-100000158BOX RYZEN 5 3500X 6-Core 3.6 GHz (4.1 GHz Turbo) Socket AM4 65W Desktop Processor
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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
Ultimate
Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 24th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Matisse | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 3500X or Core i7-8700
Horizon Zero Dawn, 1920 x 1080, Ultimate
83 FPS
$10.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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15 FPS
$93.27/FPS
Radeon Pro WX 3100
Core i7-8700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,399
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23 FPS
$30.43/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$699.99
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19 FPS
$94.68/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,799
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58 FPS
$43.09/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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