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In short — Core i7-8700K outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 7 1700X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-8700K is 217 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 7 1700X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700K - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700K
- Performs up to 4% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Ryzen 7 1700X - 118 vs 114 FPS
- Up to 10% cheaper than Ryzen 7 1700X - $175.0 vs $195.0
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 1700X doesn't have integrated graphics
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD YD170XBCAEWOF Ryzen 7 1700X Processor
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Intel Core i7-8700K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.7GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 7 1700X
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 7 1700X
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Single-Core
1088
68.77370417193426%
Multi-Core
5574
86.51249417972994%
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X | vs | Intel Core i7-8700K |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2nd, 2017 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| 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 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 1700X or Core i7-8700K
Baldur's Gate 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
58 FPS
$34.48/FPS
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
Core i7-8700K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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