Intel Core i7-8700 vs AMD A8-3530MX

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,959

Rank #265

vs
4,169

Rank #1,719

5,959
4,169

Core i7-8700 wins by 30% (Rank #265 vs #1719)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,244

Rank #190

vs
4,008

Rank #1,763

6,244
4,008

Core i7-8700 wins by 35.8% (Rank #190 vs #1763)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,532

Rank #387

vs
4,410

Rank #1,431

5,532
4,410

Core i7-8700 wins by 20.3% (Rank #387 vs #1431)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,865

Rank #470

vs
4,506

Rank #1,484

4,865
4,506

Core i7-8700 wins by 7.4% (Rank #470 vs #1484)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,917

Rank #472

vs
4,499

Rank #1,331

4,917
4,499

Core i7-8700 wins by 8.5% (Rank #472 vs #1331)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,921

Rank #448

vs
4,496

Rank #1,435

4,921
4,496

Core i7-8700 wins by 8.6% (Rank #448 vs #1435)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core i7-8700 A8-3530MX Diff
Cores
6
4
+33.3%
Threads
12
4
+66.7%
Base Frequency
3,200 MHz
2,400 MHz
+25%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
4,600 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (2 cores)
4,500 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (3 cores)
4,400 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (4 cores)
4,300 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
32x
19x
+40.6%
L1 Cache
384 KB
125 KB
+67.5%
L2 Cache
2 MiB
1 MiB
+36.4%
L3 Cache
12 MiB
--
Memory Channels
2
2
0%
Maximum Memory
64 GB
0 GB
+100%
Max Bandwidth
40 GB/s
26 GB/s
+35.6%
PCIe Lanes
16
12
+25%
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
105 W
38.1% less
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
65 nm
78.5% less

General Information

Specification Core i7-8700 A8-3530MX
Designer Intel AMD
Family Core --
Series i7-8000 --
Model Number i7-8700 Q6600
Microarchitecture Coffee Lake --
Core Name Coffee Lake S Llano
Core Family 6 --
Core Model 158 --
Socket LGA-1151 LGA775
Package FCLGA-1151 µPGA
Chipset 300 --
Memory Type DDR4-2666 LPDDR3 1333/1600; DDR3L/DDR3L-RS 1600
ECC Support No No
PCIe Revision 3.0 2.0
PCIe Configuration 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4 x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)
Market Segment Desktop Mobile
Release Price $303.00 --
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Core i7-8700
Intel
A8-3530MX
AMD

Family

Core i7-8700
Core
A8-3530MX
--

Series

Core i7-8700
i7-8000
A8-3530MX
--

Model Number

Core i7-8700
i7-8700
A8-3530MX
Q6600

Microarchitecture

Core i7-8700
Coffee Lake
A8-3530MX
--

Core Name

Core i7-8700
Coffee Lake S
A8-3530MX
Llano

Core Family

Core i7-8700
6
A8-3530MX
--

Core Model

Core i7-8700
158
A8-3530MX
--

Socket

Core i7-8700
LGA-1151
A8-3530MX
LGA775

Package

Core i7-8700
FCLGA-1151
A8-3530MX
µPGA

Chipset

Core i7-8700
300
A8-3530MX
--

Memory Type

Core i7-8700
DDR4-2666
A8-3530MX
LPDDR3 1333/1600; DDR3L/DDR3L-RS 1600

ECC Support

Core i7-8700
No
A8-3530MX
No

PCIe Revision

Core i7-8700
3.0
A8-3530MX
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Core i7-8700
1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
A8-3530MX
x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)

Market Segment

Core i7-8700
Desktop
A8-3530MX
Mobile

Release Price

Core i7-8700
$303.00
A8-3530MX
--

Locked Multiplier

Core i7-8700
Yes
A8-3530MX
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core i7-8700 A8-3530MX
Process 14 nm 65 nm
Die Area 149 mm² 228 mm²
Transistor Count -- 1,178
Manufacturer Intel --
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Core i7-8700
14 nm
A8-3530MX
65 nm

Die Area

Core i7-8700
149 mm²
A8-3530MX
228 mm²

Transistor Count

Core i7-8700
--
A8-3530MX
1,178

Manufacturer

Core i7-8700
Intel
A8-3530MX
--

Technology

Core i7-8700
CMOS
A8-3530MX
--

Word Size

Core i7-8700
64-bit
A8-3530MX
64-bit

ISA

Core i7-8700
x86-64 (x86)
A8-3530MX
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core i7-8700 A8-3530MX
GPU UHD Graphics 630 HD Graphics 5300
GPU Designer Intel Intel
GPU Max Frequency 1200 MHz 800 MHz
Execution Units 24 --

GPU

Core i7-8700
UHD Graphics 630
A8-3530MX
HD Graphics 5300

GPU Designer

Core i7-8700
Intel
A8-3530MX
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Core i7-8700
1200 MHz
A8-3530MX
800 MHz

Execution Units

Core i7-8700
24
A8-3530MX
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core i7-8700 A8-3530MX
3DNow!
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
MPX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SGX
SIPP
SMEP
SMM
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
Secure Key
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64