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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX 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 Threadripper PRO 3955WX is 925 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-8700.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Up to 86% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX - $140.0 vs $995.0
- Consumes up to 77% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX - 65 vs 280 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
- Performs up to 2% better in Far Cry 5 than Core i7-8700 - 217 vs 212 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700 - 32 vs 12 threads
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
Desktop • Jul 14th, 2020
FPS
217
100%
Value, $/FPS
Price, $
$995
14%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX 16-core, 32-thread desktop processor
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Updated 210 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
Desktop • Jul 14th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Single-Core
1513
90.2744630071599%
Multi-Core
5905
47.802153323079416%
Intel Core i7-8700 | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1st, 2018 | Release Date | Jul 14th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Castle Peak |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket WRX8 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 280 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-8700 or Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
Far Cry 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
103 FPS
$8.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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61 FPS
$11.48/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$699.99
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58 FPS
$31.02/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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