AMD Ryzen 7 1700X vs Intel Core i7-8700

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Combined performance score

i7-8700
8.38

Ryzen 7 1700X outperforms Core i7-8700 by 22% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Core i7-8700 and Ryzen 7 1700X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking814672
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money11.6811.39
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i7AMD Ryzen 7
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-S (2017−2018)Zen (2017−2020)
Release date1 January 2018 (6 years old)2 March 2017 (7 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$303$399
Current price$236 (0.8x MSRP)$230 (0.6x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

i7-8700 has 3% better value for money than Ryzen 7 1700X.

Technical specs

Core i7-8700 and Ryzen 7 1700X basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores6 (Hexa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1216
Base clock speed3.2 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.6 GHz3.8 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)768 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)4096 KB
L3 cache12288 KB16384 KB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size149 mm2192 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-8700 and Ryzen 7 1700X compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1151AM4
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-8700 and Ryzen 7 1700X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI++
FMAno dataFMA3
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+no data
SIPP+no data
StatusLaunchedno data
XFRno data+
SenseMIno data+

Security technologies

Core i7-8700 and Ryzen 7 1700X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+no data
Identity Protection+no data
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-8700 and Ryzen 7 1700X are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-8700 and Ryzen 7 1700X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size128 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth41.6 GB/s42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support-no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 630-
Max video memory64 GB-
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+-
Clear Video HD+-
Graphics max frequency1.2 GHz-
InTru 3D+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-8700 and Ryzen 7 1700X integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-8700 and Ryzen 7 1700X integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+-
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304@24Hz-
Max resolution over eDP4096 x 2304@60Hz-
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096 x 2304@60Hz-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-8700 and Ryzen 7 1700X integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12-
OpenGL4.5-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-8700 and Ryzen 7 1700X.

PCIe version3.0n/a
PCI Express lanes1620

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i7-8700 8.38
Ryzen 7 1700X 10.20
+21.7%

Ryzen 7 1700X outperforms Core i7-8700 by 22% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

i7-8700 12876
Ryzen 7 1700X 15661
+21.6%

Ryzen 7 1700X outperforms Core i7-8700 by 22% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

i7-8700 1513
+39.1%
Ryzen 7 1700X 1088

Core i7-8700 outperforms Ryzen 7 1700X by 39% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

i7-8700 5907
+6%
Ryzen 7 1700X 5575

Core i7-8700 outperforms Ryzen 7 1700X by 6% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

i7-8700 7171
+53.8%
Ryzen 7 1700X 4662

Core i7-8700 outperforms Ryzen 7 1700X by 54% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i7-8700 35384
+10.7%
Ryzen 7 1700X 31950

Core i7-8700 outperforms Ryzen 7 1700X by 11% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i7-8700 11193
+23.3%
Ryzen 7 1700X 9076

Core i7-8700 outperforms Ryzen 7 1700X by 23% in 3DMark06 CPU.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

i7-8700 6.77
Ryzen 7 1700X 4.89
+38.4%

Core i7-8700 outperforms Ryzen 7 1700X by 38% in wPrime 32.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

i7-8700 13
Ryzen 7 1700X 17
+30.7%

Ryzen 7 1700X outperforms Core i7-8700 by 31% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

i7-8700 1199
Ryzen 7 1700X 1537
+28.2%

Ryzen 7 1700X outperforms Core i7-8700 by 28% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

i7-8700 192
+24.7%
Ryzen 7 1700X 154

Core i7-8700 outperforms Ryzen 7 1700X by 25% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

i7-8700 2.17
+25.4%
Ryzen 7 1700X 1.73

Core i7-8700 outperforms Ryzen 7 1700X by 25% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i7-8700 7.7
Ryzen 7 1700X 9
+16.2%

Ryzen 7 1700X outperforms Core i7-8700 by 16% in TrueCrypt AES.

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i7-8700 6332
+69.8%
Ryzen 7 1700X 3728

Core i7-8700 outperforms Ryzen 7 1700X by 70% in WinRAR 4.0.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i7-8700 235
+30.3%
Ryzen 7 1700X 180

Core i7-8700 outperforms Ryzen 7 1700X by 30% in x264 encoding pass 1.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i7-8700 75
Ryzen 7 1700X 90
+19.7%

Ryzen 7 1700X outperforms Core i7-8700 by 20% in x264 encoding pass 2.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 8.38 10.20
Recency 1 January 2018 2 March 2017
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
Cost $303 $399
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 95 Watt

The Ryzen 7 1700X is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-8700 in performance tests.


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