Intel Core i7-8700K vs AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
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 61 59
Cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
Top speed 4.7 GHz 4.5 GHz
Rated power 95 W 105 W
Games at recommended 223 220
Released20172019
Processor-heavy games only the Intel Core i7-8700K meets
Quick answers
Is the Intel Core i7-8700K better than the AMD Ryzen 7 3800X for gaming?
Yes — 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 AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT for the Intel Core i7-8700K, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB for the AMD Ryzen 7 3800X.