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$200
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $1299
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MSRP in USD: $1299
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-8700 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-8700 is 274 days older than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 2% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - 160 vs 157 FPS
- Up to 83% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - $200.0 vs $1150.0
- Up to 83% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - $1.25 vs $7.32 per FPS
- Consumes up to 74% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - 65 vs 250 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700 - 48 vs 12 threads
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
FPS
160
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.25/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 YD297XAZAFWOF Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 24 Core, 48 Thread Processor, Pack of 1
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Desktop • Oct 2nd, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-8700 | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1st, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 2nd, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Colfax |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket SP3r2 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 24 |
| 12 | Threads | 48 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 250 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-8700 or Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Red Dead Redemption 2, 1920 x 1080, Highest
54 FPS
$15.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$829.99
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41 FPS
$21.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$869.99
In Stock
63 FPS
$11.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$715.32
In Stock
8 FPS
$156.12/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,249
In Stock
35 FPS
$71.4/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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