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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX 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 Threadripper PRO 3955WX is 925 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-8700.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Up to 78% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX - $200.0 vs $897.22
- Up to 77% better value when playing Total War: WARHAMMER III than Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX - $1.13 vs $4.96 per FPS
- 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 Total War: WARHAMMER III than Core i7-8700 - 181 vs 177 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700 - 32 vs 12 threads
Total War: WARHAMMER III
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
181
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.96/FPS
22%
Price, $
$897.22
22%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX 16-core, 32-thread desktop processor
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Updated 145 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
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
Total War: WARHAMMER III, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
40 FPS
$20.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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26 FPS
$33.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$869.99
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50 FPS
$14.31/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
In Stock
20 FPS
$124.95/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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