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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 8700G outperforms the cheaper Core i5-661 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-661 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 7 8700G is 5114 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-661.
Advantages of Core i5-661
- Up to 69% cheaper than Ryzen 7 8700G - $80.00 vs $255.00
- Up to 59% better value when playing Watch Dogs: Legion than Ryzen 7 8700G - $0.63 vs $1.54 per FPS
Advantages of Ryzen 7 8700G
- Performs up to 32% better in Watch Dogs: Legion than Core i5-661 - 166 vs 126 FPS
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than Intel Core i5-661 - 65 vs 87 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-661 - 16 vs 4 threads
Watch Dogs: Legion
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5 Processor i5-661 3.33GHz 4MB LGA1156 CPU BX80616I5661
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AMD Ryzen 7 8700G 8-Core, 16-Thread Desktop Processor
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-661
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Ryzen 7 8700G
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-661 | vs | Ryzen 7 8700G |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2024 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Not Available |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 87 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 4 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 42.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | Radeon 780M |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-661 or Ryzen 7 8700G
With selected game settings
92 FPS
$16.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Ryzen 7 8700G
32 GB, N/A Storage
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78 FPS
$15.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 8700G
16 GB, N/A Storage
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123 FPS
$19.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Ryzen 7 8700G
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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