Intel Core i7 8700K vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

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Intel Core i7 8700K

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 8700K with 6 cores 3.7GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 5950X with 16 cores 3.4GHz . 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

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.4GHz)

Lower TDP (95W vs 105W)

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 's Advantages

Released 3 years late

Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (47.68GB/s vs 41.6GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 12MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i7 8700K

1215

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X +38%

1684

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 8700K

8734

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X +229%

28782

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 8700K

1475

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X +50%

2218

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 8700K

6339

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X +119%

13903

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i7 8700K

1233

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X +47%

1819

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 8700K

6632

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X +177%

18397

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i7 8700K

2748

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X +26%

3471

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i7 8700K

13661

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X +234%

45659

Intel Core i7 8700K

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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

General Parameters

Oct 2017

Release Date

Oct 2020

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Coffee Lake

Core Architecture

Zen 3 (Vermeer)

i7-8700K

Processor Number

-

LGA-1151

Socket

AM4

UHD Graphics 630

Integrated Graphics

No

Package

-

Transistor Count

4.15 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

95 W

Power Consumption

105 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95°C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

16

12

Performance Core Threads

32

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.4 GHz

4.7 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.9 GHz

6

Total Core Count

16

12

Total Thread Count

32

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

37x

Multiplier

34x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

12 MB shared

L3 Cache

64 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

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

47.68 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

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 9 5950X

3.0

PCIe Version

4.0

16

PCIe Lanes

20

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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