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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $749
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3950X 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 3950X is 693 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-8700.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Up to 60% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3950X - $200.0 vs $495.0
- Up to 59% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Ryzen 9 3950X - $1.16 vs $2.84 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3950X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
- Performs up to 1% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Core i7-8700 - 174 vs 173 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700 - 32 vs 12 threads
Forza Horizon 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
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 3950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-8700 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3950X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1st, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 25th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-8700 or Ryzen 9 3950X
Forza Horizon 5, 1920 x 1080, Max
57 FPS
$14.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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36 FPS
$24.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$869.99
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70 FPS
$10.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$715.32
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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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27 FPS
$92.56/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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