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In short — Ryzen 9 5900 outperforms Core i7-8700K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900 is 1195 days newer than Core i7-8700K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900
- Performs up to 3% better in Crysis 3 Remastered than Core i7-8700K - 189 vs 183 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-8700K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700K - 24 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700K
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900 doesn't have integrated graphics
Crysis 3 Remastered
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
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 9 5900
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Single-Core
1582
77.09551656920078%
Multi-Core
6443
65.31170805879371%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900 | vs | Intel Core i7-8700K |
|---|---|---|
Jan 12th, 2021 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5900 or Core i7-8700K
Crysis 3 Remastered, 1920 x 1080, Very High
67 FPS
$20.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 9 5900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$23.81/FPS
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
Core i7-8700K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$12.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$26.68/FPS
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