Intel Core i7 8700K vs AMD Ryzen 7 1700
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2017
Mar 2017
Manufacturer
Intel
AMD
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Coffee Lake
Zen
Processor Number
i7-8700K
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Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 630
N/A
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
14 nm
Socket
LGA-1151
AM4
Power Consumption
95 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
95 °C
Transistor Count
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4.8 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
8
Performance Core Threads
12
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.7 GHz
3.0 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.7 GHz
3.7 GHz
Total Core Count
6
8
Total Thread Count
12
16
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
37x
30x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
96 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
512 K per core
L3 Cache
12 MB shared
16 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
DDR4-2666
Max Memory Size
128 GB
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
41.6 GB/s
39.74 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
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GPU Base Frequency
350 MHz
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1200 MHz
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Shader Units
192
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Texture Units
24
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Raster Operation Units
3
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Execution Units
24
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Power Consumption
15 W
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Max Resolution
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
16
20
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
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Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,215
943
Cinebench R23
8,734
8,046
Geekbench 6
1,475
1,007
Geekbench 6
6,339
4,364
Blender
156
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Passmark CPU
2,748
1,981
Passmark CPU
13,661
14,717
Geekbench 5
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953
Geekbench 5
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6,212
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.