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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $499
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-8700 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 7 1800X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-8700 is 305 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 7 1800X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 3% better in Apex Legends than Ryzen 7 1800X - 281 vs 274 FPS
- Up to 15% cheaper than Ryzen 7 1800X - $200.0 vs $235.0
- Up to 17% better value when playing Apex Legends than Ryzen 7 1800X - $0.71 vs $0.86 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 1800X - 65 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700 - 16 vs 12 threads
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
FPS
281
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.71/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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AMD YD180XBCAEWOF Ryzen 7 1800X Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Ryzen 7 1800X
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-8700 | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 1800X |
|---|---|---|
Jan 1st, 2018 | Release Date | Mar 2nd, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-8700 or Ryzen 7 1800X
Apex Legends, 1920 x 1080, High
161 FPS
$5.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$829.99
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133 FPS
$6.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$869.99
In Stock
178 FPS
$4.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$715.32
In Stock
55 FPS
$22.71/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,249
In Stock
121 FPS
$20.65/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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