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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-8700 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-8700 is 224 days older than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700 - 64 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 2% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - 206 vs 201 FPS
- Up to 88% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - $200.0 vs $1700.0
- Up to 89% better value when playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - $0.97 vs $8.46 per FPS
- Consumes up to 74% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - 65 vs 250 Watts
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
AMD YD299XAZAFWOF Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX Processor
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Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
FPS
206
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.97/FPS
100%
Price, $
$200
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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
Extreme
Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Desktop • Aug 13th, 2018
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
Aug 13th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Core i7 |
| Colfax | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket SP3r2 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
32 | Cores | 6 |
64 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 250 W | TDP | 65 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX or Core i7-8700
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
68 FPS
$12.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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47 FPS
$18.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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81 FPS
$8.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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1 FPS
$1249/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,249
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39 FPS
$64.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-8700
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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