Intel Core i7 8700K vs AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 8700K with 6 cores 3.7GHz and AMD Ryzen 7 5700X with 8 cores 3.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i7 8700K 's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.4GHz)

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 's Advantages

Released 4 years and 6 months late

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

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

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 12MB)

Lower TDP (65W vs 95W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i7 8700K

1214

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X +24%

1509

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 8700K

8765

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X +61%

14114

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 8700K

1475

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X +5%

1561

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 8700K

6339

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X +32%

8390

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i7 8700K

1233

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X +31%

1625

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 8700K

6632

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X +42%

9452

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i7 8700K

2748

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X +22%

3363

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i7 8700K

13661

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X +94%

26541

Intel Core i7 8700K

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AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

General Parameters

Oct 2017

Release Date

Apr 2022

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Coffee Lake

Core Architecture

Zen 3

i7-8700K

Processor Number

Vermeer

LGA-1151

Socket

AM4

UHD Graphics 630

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

LGA-1151

Socket

AM4

95 W

Power Consumption

65 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

90 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

8

12

Performance Core Threads

16

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.4 GHz

4.7 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.6 GHz

6

Total Core Count

8

12

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

37x

Multiplier

34x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

4 M

12 MB shared

L3 Cache

32 MB shared

Yes

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

-

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 8700K

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

3.0

PCIe Version

4.0

16

PCIe Lanes

20

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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