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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-8086K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-8086K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 1575 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-8086K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 34% better in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Core i7-8086K - 173 vs 129 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8086K - 32 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8086K
- Up to 53% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X - $260.0 vs $549.0
- Up to 36% better value when playing Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Ryzen 9 7950X - $2.02 vs $3.17 per FPS
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Intel Core i7-8086K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 5.0 GHz unlocked LGA 1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Core i7-8086K
Desktop • Jun 5th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | vs | Intel Core i7-8086K |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Jun 5th, 2018 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i7 40th |
| Raphael | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
32 | Threads | 12 |
4.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 5.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 170 W | TDP | Not Available |
5 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
45.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
| Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 7950X or Core i7-8086K
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, 1920 x 1080, Very High
76 FPS
$31.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,368
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115 FPS
$15.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,745.99
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173 FPS
$26.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$4,499.99
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115 FPS
$22.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$2,578
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115 FPS
$26.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$3,009
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115 FPS
$22.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,588
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173 FPS
$25.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$4,429.99
In Stock
151 FPS
$20.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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$3,079.99
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76 FPS
$33.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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$2,579
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173 FPS
$24.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$4,259.99
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