AMD Ryzen 3 3300X vs Intel Core i7 8700K

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AMD Ryzen 3 3300X

Intel Core i7 8700K

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 3 3300X with 4 cores 3.8GHz and Intel Core i7 8700K with 6 cores 3.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 3 3300X 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 6 months late

Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2666)

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

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 3.7GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 12MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)

Lower TDP (65W vs 95W)

Intel Core i7 8700K 's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 3 3300X +6%

1299

Intel Core i7 8700K

1215

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 3 3300X

6787

Intel Core i7 8700K +28%

8734

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 3 3300X +14%

1685

Intel Core i7 8700K

1475

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 3 3300X

5874

Intel Core i7 8700K +7%

6339

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 3 3300X +8%

1337

Intel Core i7 8700K

1233

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 3 3300X

5577

Intel Core i7 8700K +18%

6632

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 3 3300X

2660

Intel Core i7 8700K +3%

2748

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 3 3300X

12651

Intel Core i7 8700K +7%

13661

AMD Ryzen 3 3300X

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Intel Core i7 8700K

General Parameters

Apr 2020

Release Date

Oct 2017

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 2

Core Architecture

Coffee Lake

-

Processor Number

i7-8700K

AM4

Socket

LGA-1151

N/A

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 630

Package

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

65 W

Power Consumption

95 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100 °C

CPU Performance

4

Performance Cores

6

8

Performance Core Threads

12

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.7 GHz

4.3 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.7 GHz

4

Total Core Count

6

8

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

38x

Multiplier

37x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

16 MB shared

L3 Cache

12 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-2666

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

51.2 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

41.6 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Base Frequency

350 MHz

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1200 MHz

-

Shader Units

192

-

Texture Units

24

-

Raster Operation Units

3

-

Execution Units

24

-

Power Consumption

15 W

-

Max Resolution

4096x2304 - 60 Hz

-

Graphics Performance

0.38 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 3 3300X

Official Website

Intel Core i7 8700K

4.0

PCIe Version

3.0

16

PCIe Lanes

16

-

Extended Instruction Set

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

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