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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $299
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MSRP in USD: $299
Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 5700X outperforms the more expensive Core i7-8700K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 7 5700X is 1642 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-8700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700K
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 5700X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
- Performs up to 59% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i7-8700K - 54 vs 34 FPS
- Up to 10% cheaper than Core i7-8700K - $158.0 vs $175.0
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-8700K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700K - 16 vs 12 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i7-8700K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.7GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Ryzen 7 5700X
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Single-Core
1582
74.58745874587459%
Multi-Core
6443
66.22468907390277%
Intel Core i7-8700K | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 5700X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-8700K or Ryzen 7 5700X
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
1 FPS
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GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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16 FPS
$106.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,699
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16 FPS
$83.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,329.99
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15 FPS
$93.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$84.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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26 FPS
$74.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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