Intel Core i7 8700 vs AMD Ryzen 7 1700

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 8700 with 6 cores 3.2GHz and AMD Ryzen 7 1700 with 8 cores 3.0GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i7 8700's Advantages

Released 7 months late

Integrated graphics card

Larger memory bandwidth (41.6GB/s vs 39.74GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.2GHz vs 3.0GHz)

AMD Ryzen 7 1700's Advantages

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 12MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i7 8700 +27%

1210

AMD Ryzen 7 1700

951

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 8700

7056

AMD Ryzen 7 1700 +14%

8054

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 8700 +24%

1258

AMD Ryzen 7 1700

1007

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 8700

4394

AMD Ryzen 7 1700

4364

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i7 8700 +22%

1166

AMD Ryzen 7 1700

953

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 8700

6209

AMD Ryzen 7 1700

6212

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i7 8700 +33%

2647

AMD Ryzen 7 1700

1981

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i7 8700

12874

AMD Ryzen 7 1700 +14%

14717

Intel Core i7 8700

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AMD Ryzen 7 1700

General Parameters

Oct 2017

Release Date

Mar 2017

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Coffee Lake

Core Architecture

Zen

i7-8700

Processor Number

-

LGA-1151

Socket

AM4

UHD Graphics 630

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

4.8 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

LGA-1151

Socket

AM4

65 W

Power Consumption

65 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

8

12

Performance Core Threads

16

3.2 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.0 GHz

4.6 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.7 GHz

6

Total Core Count

8

12

Total Thread Count

16

100MHz

Bus Frequency

100MHz

32x

Multiplier

30x

64K per core

L1 Cache

96K per core

256K per core

L2 Cache

512K per core

12MB shared

L3 Cache

16MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-2666

128GB

Max Memory Size

64GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

41.6 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

39.74 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

True

Integrated Graphics

-

350 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

-

1200 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

-

192

Shader Units

-

24

Texture Units

-

3

Raster Operation Units

-

24

Execution Units

-

15 W

Power Consumption

-

4096x2304 - 60 Hz

Max Resolution

-

0.38 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

-

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i7 8700

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 7 1700

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

16

PCIe Lanes

20

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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