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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3900XT outperforms the cheaper Core i7-8700 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. 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 No Man's Sky than Core i7-8700 - 182 vs 177 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 53% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3900XT - $140.0 vs $295.0
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT - 65 vs 105 Watts
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT 12-core, 24-Threads Unlocked Desktop Processor
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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
Ultra
Ryzen 9 3900XT
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2020
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Single-Core
1513
87.50722961249276%
Multi-Core
5905
58.87337986041874%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
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 |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 3900XT or Core i7-8700
No Man's Sky, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
111 FPS
$7.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$859.99
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41 FPS
$17.07/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$699.99
In Stock
35 FPS
$51.4/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,799
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83 FPS
$30.11/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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