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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5950X 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 5950X is 1039 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-8700.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 16% better in Rust than Core i7-8700 - 231 vs 200 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700 - 32 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Up to 46% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - $200.0 vs $369.0
- Up to 38% better value when playing Rust than Ryzen 9 5950X - $1.0 vs $1.6 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread 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
High
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
32 | Threads | 12 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5950X or Core i7-8700
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
231 FPS
$15.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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110 FPS
$13.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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95 FPS
$11.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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69 FPS
$12.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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54 FPS
$16.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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186 FPS
$12.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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157 FPS
$13.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$2,149.99
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130 FPS
$11.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,549.99
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100 FPS
$14.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,469.99
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78 FPS
$9.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$715.32
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