Intel Core i7 8700K vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 8700K with 6 cores 3.7GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 9600 with 6 cores 3.8GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen 5 9600 Advantages
Released 7 years and 4 months late
Higher specification of memory (5600 vs 2666)
Larger memory bandwidth (89.6GB/s vs 41.6GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)
Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 3.7GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 12MB)
More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 14nm)
Lower TDP (65W vs 95W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i7 8700K
1475
AMD Ryzen 5 9600
+119%
3240
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 8700K
6339
AMD Ryzen 5 9600
+133%
14815
General Parameters
Oct 2017
Release Date
Feb 2025
Intel
Manufacturer
Amd
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Coffee Lake
Core Architecture
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
i7-8700K
Processor Number
-
LGA-1151
Socket
AM5
UHD Graphics 630
Integrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics
-
Generation
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Package
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
4 nm
95 W
Power Consumption
65 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
-
Foundry
TSMC
-
I/O Process Size
6 nm
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
6
12
Performance Core Threads
12
3.7 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.8 GHz
4.7 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.2 GHz
6
Total Core Count
6
12
Total Thread Count
12
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
37x
Multiplier
38
64 K per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
12 MB shared
L3 Cache
32 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
-
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2666
Memory Types
DDR5-5600
128 GB
Max Memory Size
192 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
41.6 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
89.6 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
350 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
-
1200 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2200 MHz
192
Shader Units
-
24
Texture Units
-
3
Raster Operation Units
-
24
Execution Units
2
15 W
Power Consumption
-
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
Max Resolution
-
0.38 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
-
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
5.0
16
PCIe Lanes
28
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Extended Instruction Set
-
