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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 3800X 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 7 3800X is 552 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-8700.
Advantages of Ryzen 7 3800X
- Performs up to 2% better in Minecraft than Core i7-8700 - 734 vs 719 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Core i7-8700
- Up to 35% cheaper than Ryzen 7 3800X - $130.10 vs $199.99
- Up to 33% better value when playing Minecraft than Ryzen 7 3800X - $0.18 vs $0.27 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 3800X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
FPS
719
98%
Value, $/FPS
$0.18/FPS
100%
Price, $
$130.1
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 7 3800X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 7 3800X | vs | Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Matisse | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Ryzen 7 3800X or Core i7-8700
With selected game settings
499 FPS
$2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$999
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510 FPS
$2.55/FPS
Radeon RX 5700 XT
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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483 FPS
$1.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-8700
12 GB, N/A Storage
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531 FPS
$1.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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522 FPS
$2.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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337 FPS
$5.49/FPS
Radeon Pro WX 3100
Core i7-8700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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348 FPS
$5.17/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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463 FPS
$5.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-8700
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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