Intel Core i7-8700 vs AMD FX-6100

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
4,352

Rank #1,467

5,959
4,352

Core i7-8700 wins by 27% (Rank #265 vs #1467)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,244

Rank #190

vs
4,280

Rank #1,506

6,244
4,280

Core i7-8700 wins by 31.5% (Rank #190 vs #1506)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,532

Rank #387

vs
4,459

Rank #1,302

5,532
4,459

Core i7-8700 wins by 19.4% (Rank #387 vs #1302)

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 FX-6100 Diff
Cores
6
2
+66.7%
Threads
12
4
+66.7%
Base Frequency
3,200 MHz
1,800 MHz
+43.8%
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
17x
+48.4%
L1 Cache
384 KB
--
L2 Cache
2 MiB
--
L3 Cache
12 MiB
8 MiB
+36.4%
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
15 W
76.9% more
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
22 nm
36.4% less

General Information

Specification Core i7-8700 FX-6100
Designer Intel AMD
Family Core --
Series i7-8000 --
Model Number i7-8700 i7-4500U
Microarchitecture Coffee Lake --
Core Name Coffee Lake S Zambezi
Core Family 6 --
Core Model 158 --
Socket LGA-1151 FCBGA1168
Package FCLGA-1151 µPGA
Chipset 300 --
Memory Type DDR4-2666 DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600
ECC Support No No
PCIe Revision 3.0 2.0
PCIe Configuration 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4 4x1, 2x4
Market Segment Desktop Desktop
Release Price $303.00 --
Locked Multiplier Yes No

Designer

Core i7-8700
Intel
FX-6100
AMD

Family

Core i7-8700
Core
FX-6100
--

Series

Core i7-8700
i7-8000
FX-6100
--

Model Number

Core i7-8700
i7-8700
FX-6100
i7-4500U

Microarchitecture

Core i7-8700
Coffee Lake
FX-6100
--

Core Name

Core i7-8700
Coffee Lake S
FX-6100
Zambezi

Core Family

Core i7-8700
6
FX-6100
--

Core Model

Core i7-8700
158
FX-6100
--

Socket

Core i7-8700
LGA-1151
FX-6100
FCBGA1168

Package

Core i7-8700
FCLGA-1151
FX-6100
µPGA

Chipset

Core i7-8700
300
FX-6100
--

Memory Type

Core i7-8700
DDR4-2666
FX-6100
DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600

ECC Support

Core i7-8700
No
FX-6100
No

PCIe Revision

Core i7-8700
3.0
FX-6100
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Core i7-8700
1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
FX-6100
4x1, 2x4

Market Segment

Core i7-8700
Desktop
FX-6100
Desktop

Release Price

Core i7-8700
$303.00
FX-6100
--

Locked Multiplier

Core i7-8700
Yes
FX-6100
No

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core i7-8700 FX-6100
Process 14 nm 22 nm
Die Area 149 mm² 315 mm²
Transistor Count -- 1,200
Manufacturer Intel --
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Core i7-8700
14 nm
FX-6100
22 nm

Die Area

Core i7-8700
149 mm²
FX-6100
315 mm²

Transistor Count

Core i7-8700
--
FX-6100
1,200

Manufacturer

Core i7-8700
Intel
FX-6100
--

Technology

Core i7-8700
CMOS
FX-6100
--

Word Size

Core i7-8700
64-bit
FX-6100
64-bit

ISA

Core i7-8700
x86-64 (x86)
FX-6100
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core i7-8700 FX-6100
GPU UHD Graphics 630 HD Graphics 4400
GPU Designer Intel Intel
GPU Max Frequency 1200 MHz 1100 MHz
Execution Units 24 --

GPU

Core i7-8700
UHD Graphics 630
FX-6100
HD Graphics 4400

GPU Designer

Core i7-8700
Intel
FX-6100
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Core i7-8700
1200 MHz
FX-6100
1100 MHz

Execution Units

Core i7-8700
24
FX-6100
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core i7-8700 FX-6100
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FMA4
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
XOP
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64