Intel Core i7-8700 vs AMD Athlon X2 QL-60

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
3,782

Rank #2,023

5,959
3,782

Core i7-8700 wins by 36.5% (Rank #265 vs #2023)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,244

Rank #190

vs
3,518

Rank #2,011

6,244
3,518

Core i7-8700 wins by 43.7% (Rank #190 vs #2011)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,532

Rank #387

vs
4,179

Rank #2,023

5,532
4,179

Core i7-8700 wins by 24.5% (Rank #387 vs #2023)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,865

Rank #470

vs
--

Number Crunching not available for both processors.

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,917

Rank #472

vs
--

Data Processing not available for both processors.

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,921

Rank #448

vs
--

Physics & Compute not available for both processors.


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core i7-8700 Athlon X2 QL-60 Diff
Cores
6
2
+66.7%
Threads
12
2
+83.3%
Base Frequency
3,200 MHz
1,900 MHz
+40.6%
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
10x
+70.3%
L1 Cache
384 KB
--
L2 Cache
2 MiB
--
L3 Cache
12 MiB
--
Memory Channels
2
--
Maximum Memory
64 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
40 GB/s
--
PCIe Lanes
16
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
35 W
46.2% more
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
65 nm
78.5% less

General Information

Specification Core i7-8700 Athlon X2 QL-60
Designer Intel AMD
Family Core --
Series i7-8000 --
Model Number i7-8700 --
Microarchitecture Coffee Lake --
Core Name Coffee Lake S Griffin
Core Family 6 --
Core Model 158 --
Socket LGA-1151 Socket S1
Package FCLGA-1151 µPGA
Chipset 300 --
Memory Type DDR4-2666 --
ECC Support No --
PCIe Revision 3.0 --
PCIe Configuration 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4 --
Market Segment Desktop Mobile
Release Price $303.00 --
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Core i7-8700
Intel
Athlon X2 QL-60
AMD

Family

Core i7-8700
Core
Athlon X2 QL-60
--

Series

Core i7-8700
i7-8000
Athlon X2 QL-60
--

Model Number

Core i7-8700
i7-8700
Athlon X2 QL-60
--

Microarchitecture

Core i7-8700
Coffee Lake
Athlon X2 QL-60
--

Core Name

Core i7-8700
Coffee Lake S
Athlon X2 QL-60
Griffin

Core Family

Core i7-8700
6
Athlon X2 QL-60
--

Core Model

Core i7-8700
158
Athlon X2 QL-60
--

Socket

Core i7-8700
LGA-1151
Athlon X2 QL-60
Socket S1

Package

Core i7-8700
FCLGA-1151
Athlon X2 QL-60
µPGA

Chipset

Core i7-8700
300
Athlon X2 QL-60
--

Memory Type

Core i7-8700
DDR4-2666
Athlon X2 QL-60
--

ECC Support

Core i7-8700
No
Athlon X2 QL-60
--

PCIe Revision

Core i7-8700
3.0
Athlon X2 QL-60
--

PCIe Configuration

Core i7-8700
1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Athlon X2 QL-60
--

Market Segment

Core i7-8700
Desktop
Athlon X2 QL-60
Mobile

Release Price

Core i7-8700
$303.00
Athlon X2 QL-60
--

Locked Multiplier

Core i7-8700
Yes
Athlon X2 QL-60
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core i7-8700 Athlon X2 QL-60
Process 14 nm 65 nm
Die Area 149 mm² --
Manufacturer Intel --
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Core i7-8700
14 nm
Athlon X2 QL-60
65 nm

Die Area

Core i7-8700
149 mm²
Athlon X2 QL-60
--

Manufacturer

Core i7-8700
Intel
Athlon X2 QL-60
--

Technology

Core i7-8700
CMOS
Athlon X2 QL-60
--

Word Size

Core i7-8700
64-bit
Athlon X2 QL-60
--

ISA

Core i7-8700
x86-64 (x86)
Athlon X2 QL-60
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core i7-8700 Athlon X2 QL-60
GPU UHD Graphics 630 --
GPU Designer Intel --
GPU Max Frequency 1200 MHz --
Execution Units 24 --

GPU

Core i7-8700
UHD Graphics 630
Athlon X2 QL-60
--

GPU Designer

Core i7-8700
Intel
Athlon X2 QL-60
--

GPU Max Frequency

Core i7-8700
1200 MHz
Athlon X2 QL-60
--

Execution Units

Core i7-8700
24
Athlon X2 QL-60
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core i7-8700 Athlon X2 QL-60
3DNow!
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA3
FPU
HT
IPT
MMX
MPX
NX
PowerNow!
Protected
RdRand
Real
SGX
SIPP
SMEP
SMM
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSSE3
Secure Key
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64