| Feature | Intel Core i7 8700K | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | Intel Core i9-14900K | Next-Gen AMD Ryzen (9000 Series) | Next-Gen Intel Core (15th Gen) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Coffee Lake (14nm) | Zen 4 (5nm) | Raptor Lake (Intel 7) | Zen 5 (expected) | Intel 7 / Intel 4 (expected) |
| Cores/Threads | 6 Cores / 12 Threads | 16 Cores / 32 Threads | 24 Cores (8P+16E) / 32 Threads | 16+ Cores (expected) | 24+ Cores (expected) |
| Base/Boost Clock | 3.7 GHz / 4.7 GHz | 4.5 GHz / 5.7 GHz | Up to 5.8 GHz | Higher than previous gen (expected) | Higher than previous gen (expected) |
| L3 Cache | 12MB | 64MB | 36MB | More than previous gen (expected) | More than previous gen (expected) |
| TDP | 95W (approx.) | 170W | 125W (PL1) / 253W (PL2) | Similar or optimized (expected) | Similar or optimized (expected) |
| Support for PCIe | PCIe 3.0 | PCIe 5.0 | PCIe 5.0 | PCIe 5.0 or newer (expected) | PCIe 5.0 or newer (expected) |
| Notable Features | - Overclockable - Strong gaming performance at release |
- Significant IPC improvements - Increased core count |
- Hybrid architecture - High single-thread and multi-thread performance |
- Further IPC improvements - Enhanced efficiency |
- Hybrid architecture enhancements - Improved power efficiency |
| Feature | ASUS ROG Strix GTX 1080TI | AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX | ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 OC Edition | Next-Gen AMD Radeon (RX 8000 Series) | Next-Gen NVIDIA RTX (5000 Series) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Pascal | RDNA 3 | Ada Lovelace | RDNA 4 or newer (expected) | Next-gen Ada Lovelace or beyond |
| Core Count | 3584 CUDA Cores | 6144 Stream Processors | 16384 CUDA Cores | More than RX 7900 XTX (expected) | More than RTX 4090 (expected) |
| Memory | 11GB GDDR5X | 24GB GDDR6 | 24GB GDDR6X | More/Greater bandwidth (expected) | More/Greater bandwidth (expected) |
| Memory Speed | 11 Gbps | 20 Gbps | 21.2 Gbps | Higher than previous gen (expected) | Higher than previous gen (expected) |
| TDP | 250W (approx.) | 355W | 450W | Similar or optimized (expected) | Similar or optimized (expected) |
| Performance Tier | High-end (at release) | Enthusiast/High-end (current) | Enthusiast/Top-tier (current) | Top-tier (expected) | Top-tier (expected) |
| Support for PCIe | PCIe 3.0 | PCIe 4.0/5.0 (GPU dependent) | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 5.0 or newer (expected) | PCIe 5.0 or newer (expected) |
| Ray Tracing Support | No native support | Yes, hardware-accelerated | Yes, hardware-accelerated | Enhanced (expected) | Enhanced (expected) |
| Notable Features | - Strong gaming performance at release | - Advanced ray tracing - AI-enhanced features |
- DLSS 3 - Exceptional ray tracing and AI performance |
- Further enhancements in ray tracing and AI - Increased efficiency (expected) |
- Advanced AI and ray tracing technologies - Increased efficiency (expected) |