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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $249
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MSRP in USD: $249
Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3600XT 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 5 3600XT is 552 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-8700.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Up to 40% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3600XT - $160.86 vs $267.05
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT - 65 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
- Performs up to 1% better in Stray than Core i7-8700 - 186 vs 185 FPS
Stray
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT 6-core, 12-threads unlocked desktop processor with Wraith Spire cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Ryzen 5 3600XT
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Single-Core
1513
88.79107981220658%
Multi-Core
5905
81.76405427859319%
Intel Core i7-8700 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1st, 2018 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-8700 or Ryzen 5 3600XT
Stray, 1920 x 1080, High
109 FPS
$7.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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38 FPS
$36.82/FPS
Radeon Pro WX 3100
Core i7-8700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,399
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47 FPS
$14.89/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$699.99
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42 FPS
$42.83/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,799
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84 FPS
$29.75/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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