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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900 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 7900 is 1839 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-8700.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 17% better in Resident Evil 4 than Core i7-8700 - 211 vs 180 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700 - 24 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-8700 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Up to 56% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900 - $160.86 vs $368.99
Resident Evil 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 12-Core, 24-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
Max
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Single-Core
1513
53.57648725212465%
Multi-Core
5905
35.268470405542615%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 14th, 2023 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Raphael | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
5.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 7900 or Core i7-8700
Resident Evil 4, 1920 x 1080, Max
141 FPS
$12.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,792.73
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78 FPS
$10.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$839.99
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17 FPS
$82.29/FPS
Radeon Pro WX 3100
Core i7-8700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,399
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93 FPS
$25.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,359
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93 FPS
$26.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$2,439
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93 FPS
$19.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,809
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184 FPS
$17.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,249
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24 FPS
$29.17/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$699.99
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20 FPS
$89.95/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,799
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55 FPS
$45.44/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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