Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3900XT outperforms the cheaper Core i7-8700 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-8700 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 3900XT is 918 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-8700.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
- Performs up to 3% better in Lost Ark than Core i7-8700 - 269 vs 261 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700 - 24 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Up to 50% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3900XT - $200.0 vs $399.0
- Up to 48% better value when playing Lost Ark than Ryzen 9 3900XT - $0.77 vs $1.48 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT - 65 vs 105 Watts
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Desktop • Jul 7th, 2020
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
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Jul 7th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i7 |
Matisse | Codename | Coffee Lake |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |