AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs Intel Core i7 8700K
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Apr 2017
Oct 2017
Manufacturer
AMD
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Zen
Coffee Lake
Integrated Graphics
N/A
UHD Graphics 630
Processor Number
—
i7-8700K
Package
Transistor Count
4.8 billions
—
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
14 nm
Socket
AM4
LGA-1151
Power Consumption
95 W
95 W
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
6
Performance Core Threads
12
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
3.7 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4 GHz
4.7 GHz
Total Core Count
6
6
Total Thread Count
12
12
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
36x
37x
L1 Cache
96 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
512 K per core
256 K per core
L3 Cache
16 MB shared
12 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
DDR4-2666
Max Memory Size
64 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
39.74 GB/s
41.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
24
16
Extended Instruction Set
—
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
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
Benchmark
Geekbench 6
1,039
1,475
Geekbench 5
988
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Geekbench 6
4,315
6,339
Geekbench 5
5,881
—
Passmark CPU
2,197
2,748
Passmark CPU
13,019
13,661
Cinebench R23
—
1,215
Cinebench R23
—
8,734
Blender
—
156
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.