Core i9-8950HK vs Ryzen 7 1700

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 1700
2017
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
9.58
+41.1%

Ryzen 7 1700 outperforms i9-8950HK by a considerable 41% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 1700 and Core i9-8950HK processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking750960
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation9.43no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7Intel Core i9
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Coffee Lake-H (2018−2019)
Release date2 March 2017 (7 years ago)2 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$329$583
Current price$212 (0.6x MSRP)$1237 (2.1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 1700 and Core i9-8950HK 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1612
Base clock speed3 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz4.8 GHz
L1 cache768 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache4096 KB256K (per core)
L3 cache16384 KB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size192 mm2149 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 1700 and Core i9-8950HK 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketAM4FCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 1700 and Core i9-8950HK. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMAFMA3no data
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSXno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPPno data-
Statusno dataDiscontinued
XFR-no data
SenseMI+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 1700 and Core i9-8950HK technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPXno data+
Identity Protectionno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 1700 and Core i9-8950HK are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 1700 and Core i9-8950HK. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s41.8 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-Intel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memory-64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video-+
Clear Video HD-+
Graphics max frequency-1.2 GHz
InTru 3D-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 7 1700 and Core i9-8950HK integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported-3
eDP-+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVI-+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 7 1700 and Core i9-8950HK integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support-+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4-4096x2304@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP-4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort-4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA-N/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 7 1700 and Core i9-8950HK integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX-12
OpenGL-4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 1700 and Core i9-8950HK.

PCIe versionn/a3.0
PCI Express lanes2016

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.

Ryzen 7 1700 9.58
+41.1%
i9-8950HK 6.79

Ryzen 7 1700 outperforms Core i9-8950HK by 41% based on our aggregate 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%

Ryzen 7 1700 14810
+41%
i9-8950HK 10500

Ryzen 7 1700 outperforms Core i9-8950HK by 41% 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%

Ryzen 7 1700 1009
i9-8950HK 1346
+33.4%

Core i9-8950HK outperforms Ryzen 7 1700 by 33% 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%

Ryzen 7 1700 5120
+5.3%
i9-8950HK 4861

Ryzen 7 1700 outperforms Core i9-8950HK by 5% 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%

Ryzen 7 1700 4419
i9-8950HK 7149
+61.8%

Core i9-8950HK outperforms Ryzen 7 1700 by 62% 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%

Ryzen 7 1700 29330
i9-8950HK 36591
+24.8%

Core i9-8950HK outperforms Ryzen 7 1700 by 25% 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%

Ryzen 7 1700 8335
i9-8950HK 11055
+32.6%

Core i9-8950HK outperforms Ryzen 7 1700 by 33% 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%

Ryzen 7 1700 6
+34.7%
i9-8950HK 8.08

Core i9-8950HK outperforms Ryzen 7 1700 by 35% 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%

Ryzen 7 1700 16
+18.8%
i9-8950HK 13

Ryzen 7 1700 outperforms Core i9-8950HK by 19% 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%

Ryzen 7 1700 1414
+15.6%
i9-8950HK 1224

Ryzen 7 1700 outperforms Core i9-8950HK by 16% 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%

Ryzen 7 1700 147
i9-8950HK 195
+32.7%

Core i9-8950HK outperforms Ryzen 7 1700 by 33% 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%

Ryzen 7 1700 1.66
i9-8950HK 2.24
+34.9%

Core i9-8950HK outperforms Ryzen 7 1700 by 35% 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%

Ryzen 7 1700 7.2
i9-8950HK 7.2

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%

Ryzen 7 1700 3447
i9-8950HK 6421
+86.3%

Core i9-8950HK outperforms Ryzen 7 1700 by 86% in WinRAR 4.0.

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%

Ryzen 7 1700 74
i9-8950HK 78
+4.7%

Core i9-8950HK outperforms Ryzen 7 1700 by 5% in x264 encoding pass 2.

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%

Ryzen 7 1700 154
i9-8950HK 225
+46.2%

Core i9-8950HK outperforms Ryzen 7 1700 by 46% in x264 encoding pass 1.

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

Ryzen 7 1700 23920
+0.2%
i9-8950HK 23881

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

Ryzen 7 1700 3343
i9-8950HK 4567
+36.6%

Core i9-8950HK outperforms Ryzen 7 1700 by 37% in Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.58 6.79
Recency 2 March 2017 2 April 2018
Physical cores 8 6
Threads 16 12
Cost $329 $583
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 45 Watt

The Ryzen 7 1700 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i9-8950HK in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 7 1700 is a desktop processor while Core i9-8950HK is a notebook one.


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