Intel Core i7 8700K vs AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 8700K with 6 cores 3.7GHz and AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D with 8 cores 3GHz . 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 3GHz)

Lower TDP (95W vs 105W)

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D 's Advantages

Released 6 years and 3 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 vs 3.0)

Larger L3 cache size (96MB vs 12MB)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 8700K

1475

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D +30%

1926

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 8700K

6339

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D +65%

10514

Blender

Intel Core i7 8700K

153

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D +30%

199

Intel Core i7 8700K

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AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D

General Parameters

Oct 2017

Release Date

Jan 2024

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

-

Coffee Lake

Core Architecture

Vermeer

i7-8700K

Processor Number

-

LGA-1151

Socket

AMD Socket AM4

UHD Graphics 630

Integrated Graphics

N/A

-

Generation

Ryzen 7 (Zen 3 (Vermeer))

Package

-

Transistor Count

8.85 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

LGA-1151

Socket

AMD Socket AM4

95 W

Power Consumption

105 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

Foundry

TSMC

-

Die Size

74 mm²

-

I/O Process Size

12 nm

-

I/O Die Size

125 mm²

-

Package

µOPGA-1331

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

-

12

Performance Core Threads

-

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3 GHz

4.7 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.1 GHz

6

Total Core Count

8

12

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

37x

Multiplier

30.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 KB per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

512 KB per core

12 MB shared

L3 Cache

96 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

-

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

-

2

Max Memory Channels

2

41.6 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

51.2 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 8700K

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D

3.0

PCIe Version

4

16

PCIe Lanes

20

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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