Intel Core i7 8700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600G

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 8700 with 6 cores 3.2GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 5600G with 6 cores 3.9GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 6 months late

Better graphics card performance

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-3200 vs DDR4-2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (51.2GB/s vs 41.6GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.9GHz vs 3.2GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 12MB)

Lower TDP (45W vs 65W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i7 8700

1216

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G +17%

1434

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 8700

7107

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G +51%

10782

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 8700

1258

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G +55%

1958

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 8700

4394

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G +83%

8078

Blender

Intel Core i7 8700

114

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G +50%

172

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i7 8700

1166

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G +26%

1480

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 8700

6209

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G +21%

7532

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i7 8700

2647

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G +20%

3192

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i7 8700

12874

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G +54%

19915

Intel Core i7 8700

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600G

General Parameters

Oct 2017

Release Date

Apr 2021

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Coffee Lake

Core Architecture

Zen 3 (Cezanne)

i7-8700

Processor Number

-

LGA-1151

Socket

AM4

UHD Graphics 630

Integrated Graphics

Radeon RX Vega 7

-

Generation

Ryzen 5

Package

-

Transistor Count

10.7 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

LGA-1151

Socket

AM4

65 W

Power Consumption

45-65 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95°C

-

Foundry

TSMC

-

Die Size

180 mm²

-

Package

µOPGA-1331

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

6

12

Performance Core Threads

12

3.2 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.9 GHz

4.6 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.4 GHz

6

Total Core Count

6

12

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

32x

Multiplier

39x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

12 MB shared

L3 Cache

16 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

41.6 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

51.2 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

true

350 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

300 MHz

1200 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1900 MHz

192

Shader Units

448

24

Texture Units

28

3

Raster Operation Units

7

24

Execution Units

-

15 W

Power Consumption

10-45 W

4096x2304 - 60 Hz

Max Resolution

-

0.38 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

1.108 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i7 8700

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

16

PCIe Lanes

24

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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