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Ryzen 5 3400G vs Core i7-8700

Ryzen 5 3400G vs Core i7-8700: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Ryzen 5 3400G

3.7 GHz | 4-core

AMD Ryzen 5 3400G Logo
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G 4-core, 8-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Radeon RX Graphics

Buy for $111.77 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 275 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i7-8700

3.2 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i7-8700 Logo
Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for $139.95 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 275 minutes ago

Ryzen 5 3400G

3.7 GHz | 4-core

AMD Ryzen 5 3400G Logo
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G 4-core, 8-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Radeon RX Graphics

Buy for $111.77 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 275 minutes ago

vs
FPS Winner

Core i7-8700

3.2 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i7-8700 Logo
Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for $139.95 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 275 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-8700 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 i7-8700 is 552 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3400G.

Advantages of Ryzen 5 3400G

  • Up to 20% cheaper than Core i7-8700 - $111.77 vs $139.95
  • Up to 17% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i7-8700 - $0.72 vs $0.87 per FPS
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-8700 doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Core i7-8700

  • Performs up to 3% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Ryzen 5 3400G - 160 vs 156 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3400G - 12 vs 8 threads
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Red Dead Redemption 2

Red Dead Redemption 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest

AMD Ryzen 5 3400G Logo
Ryzen 5 3400G

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


FPS

156

98%

Value, $/FPS

$0.72/FPS

100%

Price, $

$111.77

100%

Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 3400G 4-core, 8-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Radeon RX Graphics

Buy for $111.77 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 275 minutes ago

Intel Core i7-8700 Logo
Core i7-8700

Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018


FPS

160

100%

Value, $/FPS

$0.87/FPS

83%

Price, $

$139.95

79%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for $139.95 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 275 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest

AMD Ryzen 5 3400G Logo
Ryzen 5 3400G

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

Intel Core i7-8700 Logo
Core i7-8700

Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 3400G Logo
Ryzen 5 3400G

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


Single-Core

1128

75%

Multi-Core

3619

61%

Intel Core i7-8700 Logo
Core i7-8700

Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018


Single-Core

1513

100%

Multi-Core

5905

100%

AMD Ryzen 5 3400G Logo

Ryzen 5 3400G

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Intel Core i7-8700 Logo

Core i7-8700

Jul 7th, 2019
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AMD Socket AM4Intel Socket 1151
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3.7 GHz
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4.6 GHz
65 W65 W
12 nm
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37.0x
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Radeon RX Vega 11
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PCs Using Ryzen 5 3400G or Core i7-8700

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