Ryzen 7 1800X vs Ryzen 7 8700G
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 7 8700G outperforms Ryzen 7 1800X by an impressive 93% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 7 8700G and Ryzen 7 1800X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 249 | 685 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 58.96 | 12.79 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | no data | AMD Ryzen 7 |
| Architecture codename | Phoenix | Zen (2017−2020) |
| Release date | 8 January 2024 (less than a year ago) | 2 March 2017 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $499 |
| Current price | $299 | $182 (0.4x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Ryzen 7 8700G has 361% better value for money than Ryzen 7 1800X.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 7 8700G and Ryzen 7 1800X 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 cores | 8 (Octa-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 4.2 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.1 GHz | 4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 768 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 4096 KB |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | 16384 KB |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 178 mm2 | 192 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 25,000 million | 4,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes | Yes |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 7 8700G and Ryzen 7 1800X 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 configuration | 1 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | AM5 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 95 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Ryzen 7 1800X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | no data | FMA3 |
| AVX | + | + |
| XFR | no data | + |
| SenseMI | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Ryzen 7 1800X are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Ryzen 7 1800X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 42.671 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | no data | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 780M | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Ryzen 7 1800X.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | n/a |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | 20 |
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 8700G outperforms Ryzen 7 1800X by 93% 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 8700G outperforms Ryzen 7 1800X by 93% 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 8700G outperforms Ryzen 7 1800X by 137% 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 8700G outperforms Ryzen 7 1800X by 145% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 20.49 | 10.59 |
| Recency | 8 January 2024 | 2 March 2017 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 95 Watt |
The Ryzen 7 8700G is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 7 1800X in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 8700G and Ryzen 7 1800X, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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