Intel Core i7-8700K vs AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

Core i7-8700K vs Ryzen 9 7900X comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Ryzen 9 7900X performs better than the Core i7-8700K. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-8700K in all gaming tests too.

With info from our database, we find that the Ryzen 9 7900X has significantly more cores with 12 cores whereas the Core i7-8700K has 6 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i7-8700K. With our hardware info, we find that the Ryzen 9 7900X has a slightly higher clock speed than the Core i7-8700K. Also, the Ryzen 9 7900X has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i7-8700K CPU outputs less heat than a Ryzen 9 7900X CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. The info from our database shows that the Ryzen 9 7900X has more L2 cache than the Core i7-8700K. The Ryzen 9 7900X also has significantly more L3 cache.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. Indeed, the Core i7-8700K has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.