Intel Core i7-8700 vs AMD Phenom 9600

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
4,251

Rank #1,594

5,959
4,251

Core i7-8700 wins by 28.7% (Rank #265 vs #1594)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,244

Rank #190

vs
4,153

Rank #1,628

6,244
4,153

Core i7-8700 wins by 33.5% (Rank #190 vs #1628)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,532

Rank #387

vs
4,399

Rank #1,456

5,532
4,399

Core i7-8700 wins by 20.5% (Rank #387 vs #1456)

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 Phenom 9600 Diff
Cores
6
2
+66.7%
Threads
12
4
+66.7%
Base Frequency
3,200 MHz
3,160 MHz
+1.3%
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
--
L1 Cache
384 KB
--
L2 Cache
2 MiB
--
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
65 W
0%
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
45 nm
68.9% less

General Information

Specification Core i7-8700 Phenom 9600
Designer Intel AMD
Family Core --
Series i7-8000 --
Model Number i7-8700 E8500
Microarchitecture Coffee Lake --
Core Name Coffee Lake S --
Core Family 6 --
Core Model 158 --
Socket LGA-1151 LGA775
Package FCLGA-1151 --
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 --
Release Price $303.00 --
Locked Multiplier Yes --

Designer

Core i7-8700
Intel
Phenom 9600
AMD

Family

Core i7-8700
Core
Phenom 9600
--

Series

Core i7-8700
i7-8000
Phenom 9600
--

Model Number

Core i7-8700
i7-8700
Phenom 9600
E8500

Microarchitecture

Core i7-8700
Coffee Lake
Phenom 9600
--

Core Name

Core i7-8700
Coffee Lake S
Phenom 9600
--

Core Family

Core i7-8700
6
Phenom 9600
--

Core Model

Core i7-8700
158
Phenom 9600
--

Socket

Core i7-8700
LGA-1151
Phenom 9600
LGA775

Package

Core i7-8700
FCLGA-1151
Phenom 9600
--

Chipset

Core i7-8700
300
Phenom 9600
--

Memory Type

Core i7-8700
DDR4-2666
Phenom 9600
LPDDR3 1333/1600; DDR3L/DDR3L-RS 1600

ECC Support

Core i7-8700
No
Phenom 9600
No

PCIe Revision

Core i7-8700
3.0
Phenom 9600
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Core i7-8700
1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Phenom 9600
x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)

Market Segment

Core i7-8700
Desktop
Phenom 9600
--

Release Price

Core i7-8700
$303.00
Phenom 9600
--

Locked Multiplier

Core i7-8700
Yes
Phenom 9600
--

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core i7-8700 Phenom 9600
Process 14 nm 45 nm
Die Area 149 mm² --
Manufacturer Intel --
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Core i7-8700
14 nm
Phenom 9600
45 nm

Die Area

Core i7-8700
149 mm²
Phenom 9600
--

Manufacturer

Core i7-8700
Intel
Phenom 9600
--

Technology

Core i7-8700
CMOS
Phenom 9600
--

Word Size

Core i7-8700
64-bit
Phenom 9600
64-bit

ISA

Core i7-8700
x86-64 (x86)
Phenom 9600
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core i7-8700 Phenom 9600
GPU UHD Graphics 630 HD Graphics 5300
GPU Designer Intel Intel
GPU Max Frequency 1200 MHz 900 MHz
Execution Units 24 --

GPU

Core i7-8700
UHD Graphics 630
Phenom 9600
HD Graphics 5300

GPU Designer

Core i7-8700
Intel
Phenom 9600
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Core i7-8700
1200 MHz
Phenom 9600
900 MHz

Execution Units

Core i7-8700
24
Phenom 9600
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core i7-8700 Phenom 9600
ABM
ADX
AES
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
SSSE3
Secure Key
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64