AMD Ryzen 7 2700X vs Intel Core i7 8700

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AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

Intel Core i7 8700

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 7 2700X with 8 cores 3.7GHz 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 7 2700X 's Advantages

Released 6 months late

Higher specification of memory (2933 vs 2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (43.71GB/s vs 41.6GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.2GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 12MB)

More modern manufacturing process (12nm vs 14nm)

Intel Core i7 8700 's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

Lower TDP (65W vs 105W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

1102

Intel Core i7 8700 +9%

1211

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X +42%

10106

Intel Core i7 8700

7068

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

1151

Intel Core i7 8700 +9%

1258

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X +31%

5763

Intel Core i7 8700

4394

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

1068

Intel Core i7 8700 +9%

1166

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X +17%

7310

Intel Core i7 8700

6209

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

2401

Intel Core i7 8700 +10%

2647

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X +36%

17559

Intel Core i7 8700

12874

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

VS

Intel Core i7 8700

General Parameters

Apr 2018

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

-

12 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

105 W

Power Consumption

65 W

85 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100 °C

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

6

16

Performance Core Threads

12

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.2 GHz

4.3 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.6 GHz

8

Total Core Count

6

16

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

37x

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

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR4-2666

64 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

43.71 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 7 2700X

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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