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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 3800X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-8700K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 7 3800X is 640 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-8700K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
- Performs up to 6% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i7-8700K - 117 vs 110 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700K - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700K
- Up to 17% cheaper than Ryzen 7 3800X - $175.0 vs $210.99
- 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
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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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
Very High
Ryzen 7 3800X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Single-Core
1582
93.33333333333333%
Multi-Core
6443
75.81783949164509%
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X | vs | Intel Core i7-8700K |
|---|---|---|
Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Matisse | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 95 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 3800X or Core i7-8700K
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, 1920 x 1080, Very High
1 FPS
$1815/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,815
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1 FPS
$1299/FPS
Radeon RX 5700 XT
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299
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1 FPS
$979.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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1 FPS
$1999.99/FPS
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
Core i7-8700K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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