Intel Core i7 8700K vs AMD Ryzen 3 8300G
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 8700K with 6 cores 3.7GHz and AMD Ryzen 3 8300G with 4 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
Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.4GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (12MB vs 8MB)
AMD Ryzen 3 8300G 's Advantages
Released 6 years and 3 months late
Better graphics card performance
Higher specification of memory (5200 vs 2666)
Larger memory bandwidth (83.2GB/s vs 41.6GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)
More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 14nm)
Lower TDP (65W vs 95W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i7 8700K
1215
AMD Ryzen 3 8300G
+43%
1741
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 8700K
8734
AMD Ryzen 3 8300G
+11%
9695
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i7 8700K
1475
AMD Ryzen 3 8300G
+63%
2408
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 8700K
6339
AMD Ryzen 3 8300G
+21%
7704
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i7 8700K
2748
AMD Ryzen 3 8300G
+39%
3840
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i7 8700K
13661
AMD Ryzen 3 8300G
+6%
14549
General Parameters
Oct 2017
Release Date
Jan 2024
Intel
Manufacturer
Amd
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Coffee Lake
Core Architecture
Zen 4 (Phoenix)
i7-8700K
Processor Number
-
LGA-1151
Socket
AM5
UHD Graphics 630
Integrated Graphics
Radeon 740M
-
Generation
Ryzen 5 (Zen 4 (Phoenix))
Package
-
Transistor Count
20.9 billions
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
4 nm
-
-
-
95 W
Power Consumption
45-65 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
88 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
-
Foundry
TSMC
-
Die Size
137 mm²
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
1
12
Performance Core Threads
2
3.7 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.4 GHz
4.7 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.9 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
3
-
Efficiency Core Threads
6
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.6 GHz
6
Total Core Count
4
12
Total Thread Count
8
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
37x
Multiplier
34
-
-
-
64 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
12 MB shared
L3 Cache
8 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
No
-
-
-
-
-
SMP
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2666
Memory Types
DDR5-5200
128 GB
Max Memory Size
256 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
41.6 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
83.2 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
350 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
800 MHz
1200 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2600 MHz
192
Shader Units
256
24
Texture Units
16
3
Raster Operation Units
8
24
Execution Units
4
15 W
Power Consumption
15
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
Max Resolution
-
0.38 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
1.33 TFLOPS
AI Accelerator
-
-
-
-
-
-
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
4.0
16
PCIe Lanes
14
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Extended Instruction Set
-
-
