In short — Ryzen 7 3800X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-2700K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-2700K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 7 3800X is 2813 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-2700K.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

• Performs up to 25% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i7-2700K - 282 vs 225 FPS

• Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-2700K - 16 vs 8 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i7-2700K

• Up to 39% cheaper than Ryzen 7 3800X - $174.89 vs $289.0

• Up to 24% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Ryzen 7 3800X - $0.78 vs $1.02 per FPS

• Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 3800X - 95 vs 105 Watts

• Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 3800X doesn't have integrated graphics