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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-8700 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 1700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-8700 is 305 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 7 1700.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 1700
- Up to 2% cheaper than Core i7-8700 - $195.0 vs $200.0
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 4% better in Apex Legends than Ryzen 7 1700 - 281 vs 271 FPS
- Up to 1% better value when playing Apex Legends than Ryzen 7 1700 - $0.71 vs $0.72 per FPS
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
AMD YD1700BBAEBOX Ryzen 7 1700 Processor with Wraith Spire LED Cooler
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Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
FPS
281
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.71/FPS
100%
Price, $
$200
97%
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
High
Ryzen 7 1700
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2nd, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 1700 or Core i7-8700
Apex Legends, 1920 x 1080, High
161 FPS
$5.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$829.99
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133 FPS
$6.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$869.99
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178 FPS
$4.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$715.32
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55 FPS
$22.71/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,249
In Stock
121 FPS
$20.65/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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