AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs Intel Core i7 8700

VS

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

Intel Core i7 8700

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 with 6 cores 3.2GHz and Intel Core i7 8700 with 6 cores 3.2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 's Advantages

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 12MB)

Intel Core i7 8700 's Advantages

Released 6 months late

Integrated graphics card

Larger memory bandwidth (41.6GB/s vs 39.74GB/s)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

898

Intel Core i7 8700 +34%

1211

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

6168

Intel Core i7 8700 +14%

7068

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

1144

Intel Core i7 8700 +9%

1258

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 +16%

5129

Intel Core i7 8700

4394

Blender

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

115

Intel Core i7 8700 +24%

143

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

924

Intel Core i7 8700 +26%

1166

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

5065

Intel Core i7 8700 +22%

6209

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

2060

Intel Core i7 8700 +28%

2647

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

12279

Intel Core i7 8700 +4%

12874

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

VS

Intel Core i7 8700

General Parameters

Apr 2017

Release Date

Oct 2017

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen

Core Architecture

Coffee Lake

-

Processor Number

i7-8700

AM4

Socket

LGA-1151

N/A

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 630

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

-

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

65 W

Power Consumption

65 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

6

12

Performance Core Threads

12

3.2 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.2 GHz

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.6 GHz

6

Total Core Count

6

12

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

32x

Multiplier

32x

96 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

No

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-2666

64 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

39.74 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 5 1600

Official Website

Intel Core i7 8700

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

20

PCIe Lanes

16

-

Extended Instruction Set

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

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