Intel Core i7 8700K vs AMD Ryzen 3 4100

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Intel Core i7 8700K

AMD Ryzen 3 4100

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 8700K with 6 cores 3.7GHz and AMD Ryzen 3 4100 with 4 cores 3.8GHz . 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

Integrated graphics card

Larger L3 cache size (12MB vs 4MB)

AMD Ryzen 3 4100 's Advantages

Released 4 years and 6 months late

Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2666)

Newer PCIe version (3 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 3.7GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)

Lower TDP (65W vs 95W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i7 8700K +11%

1215

AMD Ryzen 3 4100

1093

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 8700K +47%

8734

AMD Ryzen 3 4100

5922

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 8700K

1475

AMD Ryzen 3 4100 +1%

1499

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 8700K +38%

6339

AMD Ryzen 3 4100

4574

Blender

Intel Core i7 8700K +102%

156

AMD Ryzen 3 4100

77

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i7 8700K +5%

1233

AMD Ryzen 3 4100

1167

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 8700K +44%

6632

AMD Ryzen 3 4100

4580

Intel Core i7 8700K

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AMD Ryzen 3 4100

General Parameters

Oct 2017

Release Date

Apr 2022

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

-

Coffee Lake

Core Architecture

Renoir

i7-8700K

Processor Number

-

LGA-1151

Socket

AMD Socket AM4

UHD Graphics 630

Integrated Graphics

N/A

-

Generation

Ryzen 3 (Zen 2 (Renoir))

Package

-

Transistor Count

9.8 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

95 W

Power Consumption

65 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

Foundry

TSMC

-

Die Size

156 mm²

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

-

12

Performance Core Threads

-

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.8 GHz

4.7 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4 GHz

6

Total Core Count

4

12

Total Thread Count

8

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

37x

Multiplier

38.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 KB per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

2 MB

12 MB shared

L3 Cache

4 MB

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

-

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

41.6 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

-

No

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

-

350 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

-

1200 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

-

192

Shader Units

-

24

Texture Units

-

3

Raster Operation Units

-

24

Execution Units

-

15 W

Power Consumption

-

4096x2304 - 60 Hz

Max Resolution

-

0.38 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

-

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i7 8700K

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 3 4100

3.0

PCIe Version

3

16

PCIe Lanes

20

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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