AMD Ryzen 7 3800X vs Intel Core i7-8700K
For gaming, the Intel Core i7-8700K is 3% ahead on our index. The rows below show where the other one still wins.
Gaming index 59 61
Cores 8 6
Threads 16 12
Top speed 4.5 GHz 4.7 GHz
Rated power 105 W 95 W
Games at recommended 220 223
Released20192017
Processor-heavy games only the Intel Core i7-8700K meets
Quick answers
Is the AMD Ryzen 7 3800X better than the Intel Core i7-8700K for gaming?
No — on our gaming index the Intel Core i7-8700K scores 61 and the AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 59.
What is the fastest graphics card each one can keep up with?
At 1440p, by our bottleneck model: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB for the AMD Ryzen 7 3800X, and the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT for the Intel Core i7-8700K.