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MSRP $549
Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X 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 5900X is 1039 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-8700.
Advantages of Core i7-8700
- Up to 56% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - $130.10 vs $294.95
- Up to 52% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Ryzen 9 5900X - $0.54 vs $1.13 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 9% better in Sea of Thieves than Core i7-8700 - 260 vs 239 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700 - 24 vs 12 threads
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
FPS
239
92%
Value, $/FPS
$0.54/FPS
100%
Price, $
$130.1
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-8700 | vs | Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1st, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i7-8700 or Ryzen 9 5900X
With selected game settings
200 FPS
$16.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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131 FPS
$12.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,669.99
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110 FPS
$8.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-8700
12 GB, N/A Storage
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131 FPS
$6.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$859.99
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231 FPS
$9.44/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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201 FPS
$15.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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165 FPS
$13.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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202 FPS
$8.74/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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201 FPS
$15.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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189 FPS
$8.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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