Intel Core i7-8700 vs AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

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
5,134

Rank #764

5,959
5,134

Core i7-8700 wins by 13.8% (Rank #265 vs #764)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,244

Rank #190

vs
5,394

Rank #650

6,244
5,394

Core i7-8700 wins by 13.6% (Rank #190 vs #650)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,532

Rank #387

vs
4,743

Rank #913

5,532
4,743

Core i7-8700 wins by 14.3% (Rank #387 vs #913)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,865

Rank #470

vs
4,698

Rank #676

4,865
4,698

Core i7-8700 wins by 3.4% (Rank #470 vs #676)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,917

Rank #472

vs
4,690

Rank #699

4,917
4,690

Core i7-8700 wins by 4.6% (Rank #472 vs #699)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,921

Rank #448

vs
4,678

Rank #779

4,921
4,678

Core i7-8700 wins by 4.9% (Rank #448 vs #779)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core i7-8700 Ryzen 3 2300X Diff
Cores
6
4
+33.3%
Threads
12
4
+66.7%
Base Frequency
3,200 MHz
3,500 MHz
-8.6%
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
35x
-8.6%
L1 Cache
384 KB
125 KB
+67.5%
L2 Cache
2 MiB
0 MiB
+67.5%
L3 Cache
12 MiB
4 MiB
+68.2%
Memory Channels
2
--
Maximum Memory
64 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
40 GB/s
--
PCIe Lanes
16
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
65 W
0%
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
14 nm
0%

General Information

Specification Core i7-8700 Ryzen 3 2300X
Designer Intel AMD
Family Core --
Series i7-8000 --
Model Number i7-8700 --
Microarchitecture Coffee Lake --
Core Name Coffee Lake S Zen
Core Family 6 --
Core Model 158 --
Socket LGA-1151 Socket AM4
Package FCLGA-1151 µOPGA-1331
Chipset 300 --
Memory Type DDR4-2666 DDR4
ECC Support No --
PCIe Revision 3.0 --
PCIe Configuration 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4 --
Market Segment Desktop Desktop
Release Price $303.00 --
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Core i7-8700
Intel
Ryzen 3 2300X
AMD

Family

Core i7-8700
Core
Ryzen 3 2300X
--

Series

Core i7-8700
i7-8000
Ryzen 3 2300X
--

Model Number

Core i7-8700
i7-8700
Ryzen 3 2300X
--

Microarchitecture

Core i7-8700
Coffee Lake
Ryzen 3 2300X
--

Core Name

Core i7-8700
Coffee Lake S
Ryzen 3 2300X
Zen

Core Family

Core i7-8700
6
Ryzen 3 2300X
--

Core Model

Core i7-8700
158
Ryzen 3 2300X
--

Socket

Core i7-8700
LGA-1151
Ryzen 3 2300X
Socket AM4

Package

Core i7-8700
FCLGA-1151
Ryzen 3 2300X
µOPGA-1331

Chipset

Core i7-8700
300
Ryzen 3 2300X
--

Memory Type

Core i7-8700
DDR4-2666
Ryzen 3 2300X
DDR4

ECC Support

Core i7-8700
No
Ryzen 3 2300X
--

PCIe Revision

Core i7-8700
3.0
Ryzen 3 2300X
--

PCIe Configuration

Core i7-8700
1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Ryzen 3 2300X
--

Market Segment

Core i7-8700
Desktop
Ryzen 3 2300X
Desktop

Release Price

Core i7-8700
$303.00
Ryzen 3 2300X
--

Locked Multiplier

Core i7-8700
Yes
Ryzen 3 2300X
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core i7-8700 Ryzen 3 2300X
Process 14 nm 14 nm
Die Area 149 mm² 210 mm²
Transistor Count -- 4,800
Manufacturer Intel GlobalFoundries
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Core i7-8700
14 nm
Ryzen 3 2300X
14 nm

Die Area

Core i7-8700
149 mm²
Ryzen 3 2300X
210 mm²

Transistor Count

Core i7-8700
--
Ryzen 3 2300X
4,800

Manufacturer

Core i7-8700
Intel
Ryzen 3 2300X
GlobalFoundries

Technology

Core i7-8700
CMOS
Ryzen 3 2300X
--

Word Size

Core i7-8700
64-bit
Ryzen 3 2300X
--

ISA

Core i7-8700
x86-64 (x86)
Ryzen 3 2300X
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core i7-8700 Ryzen 3 2300X
GPU UHD Graphics 630 --
GPU Designer Intel --
GPU Max Frequency 1200 MHz --
Execution Units 24 --

GPU

Core i7-8700
UHD Graphics 630
Ryzen 3 2300X
--

GPU Designer

Core i7-8700
Intel
Ryzen 3 2300X
--

GPU Max Frequency

Core i7-8700
1200 MHz
Ryzen 3 2300X
--

Execution Units

Core i7-8700
24
Ryzen 3 2300X
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core i7-8700 Ryzen 3 2300X
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA3
FPU
HT
IPT
MMX
MPX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SGX
SHA
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