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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $149
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-8700K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3400G on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 3400G is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-8700K is 640 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3400G.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700K
- Performs up to 3% better in Fortnite than Ryzen 5 3400G - 229 vs 222 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3400G - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
- Up to 47% cheaper than Core i7-8700K - $98.15 vs $186.0
- Up to 46% better value when playing Fortnite than Core i7-8700K - $0.44 vs $0.81 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-8700K - 65 vs 95 Watts
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel Core i7-8700K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.7GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Ryzen 5 3400G
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
222
96%
Value, $/FPS
$0.44/FPS
100%
Price, $
$98.15
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G 4-core, 8-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Radeon RX Graphics
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Updated 37 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Ryzen 5 3400G
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-8700K | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3400G |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Picasso |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 37.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon RX Vega 11 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-8700K or Ryzen 5 3400G
Fortnite, 1920 x 1080, Epic
34 FPS
$24.38/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3400G
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$829
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93 FPS
$16.13/FPS
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
Core i7-8700K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$1,499.99
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13 FPS
$53.77/FPS
Radeon RX Vega 11
Ryzen 5 3400G
16 GB, 240 GB SSD
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$699
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