Intel Core i7-8700 vs AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT

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
5,997

Rank #252

5,959
5,997

Ryzen 7 3800XT wins by 0.6% (Rank #265 vs #252)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,244

Rank #190

vs
6,166

Rank #211

6,244
6,166

Core i7-8700 wins by 1.2% (Rank #190 vs #211)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,532

Rank #387

vs
5,743

Rank #303

5,532
5,743

Ryzen 7 3800XT wins by 3.7% (Rank #387 vs #303)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,865

Rank #470

vs
5,195

Rank #279

4,865
5,195

Ryzen 7 3800XT wins by 6.4% (Rank #470 vs #279)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,917

Rank #472

vs
5,425

Rank #221

4,917
5,425

Ryzen 7 3800XT wins by 9.4% (Rank #472 vs #221)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,921

Rank #448

vs
5,235

Rank #263

4,921
5,235

Ryzen 7 3800XT wins by 6% (Rank #448 vs #263)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core i7-8700 Ryzen 7 3800XT Diff
Cores
6
8
-25%
Threads
12
16
-25%
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
39x
-17.9%
L1 Cache
384 KB
62 KB
+83.7%
L2 Cache
2 MiB
0 MiB
+67.5%
L3 Cache
12 MiB
--
Memory Channels
2
2
0%
Maximum Memory
64 GB
0 GB
+99.8%
Max Bandwidth
40 GB/s
46 GB/s
-13.2%
PCIe Lanes
16
16
0%
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
45 W
30.8% more
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
14 nm
0%

General Information

Specification Core i7-8700 Ryzen 7 3800XT
Designer Intel AMD
Family Core --
Series i7-8000 --
Model Number i7-8700 i9-10980HK
Microarchitecture Coffee Lake --
Core Name Coffee Lake S Matisse 2
Core Family 6 --
Core Model 158 --
Socket LGA-1151 FCBGA1440
Package FCLGA-1151 µOPGA-1331
Chipset 300 --
Memory Type DDR4-2666 DDR4-2933
ECC Support No No
PCIe Revision 3.0 3
PCIe Configuration 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4 Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Market Segment Desktop Desktop
Release Price $303.00 --
Locked Multiplier Yes No

Designer

Core i7-8700
Intel
Ryzen 7 3800XT
AMD

Family

Core i7-8700
Core
Ryzen 7 3800XT
--

Series

Core i7-8700
i7-8000
Ryzen 7 3800XT
--

Model Number

Core i7-8700
i7-8700
Ryzen 7 3800XT
i9-10980HK

Microarchitecture

Core i7-8700
Coffee Lake
Ryzen 7 3800XT
--

Core Name

Core i7-8700
Coffee Lake S
Ryzen 7 3800XT
Matisse 2

Core Family

Core i7-8700
6
Ryzen 7 3800XT
--

Core Model

Core i7-8700
158
Ryzen 7 3800XT
--

Socket

Core i7-8700
LGA-1151
Ryzen 7 3800XT
FCBGA1440

Package

Core i7-8700
FCLGA-1151
Ryzen 7 3800XT
µOPGA-1331

Chipset

Core i7-8700
300
Ryzen 7 3800XT
--

Memory Type

Core i7-8700
DDR4-2666
Ryzen 7 3800XT
DDR4-2933

ECC Support

Core i7-8700
No
Ryzen 7 3800XT
No

PCIe Revision

Core i7-8700
3.0
Ryzen 7 3800XT
3

PCIe Configuration

Core i7-8700
1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Ryzen 7 3800XT
Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4

Market Segment

Core i7-8700
Desktop
Ryzen 7 3800XT
Desktop

Release Price

Core i7-8700
$303.00
Ryzen 7 3800XT
--

Locked Multiplier

Core i7-8700
Yes
Ryzen 7 3800XT
No

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core i7-8700 Ryzen 7 3800XT
Process 14 nm 14 nm
Die Area 149 mm² 74 mm²
Transistor Count -- 3,800
Manufacturer Intel TSMC
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Core i7-8700
14 nm
Ryzen 7 3800XT
14 nm

Die Area

Core i7-8700
149 mm²
Ryzen 7 3800XT
74 mm²

Transistor Count

Core i7-8700
--
Ryzen 7 3800XT
3,800

Manufacturer

Core i7-8700
Intel
Ryzen 7 3800XT
TSMC

Technology

Core i7-8700
CMOS
Ryzen 7 3800XT
--

Word Size

Core i7-8700
64-bit
Ryzen 7 3800XT
64-bit

ISA

Core i7-8700
x86-64 (x86)
Ryzen 7 3800XT
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core i7-8700 Ryzen 7 3800XT
GPU UHD Graphics 630 UHD Graphics
GPU Designer Intel Intel
GPU Max Frequency 1200 MHz 1250 MHz
Execution Units 24 --

GPU

Core i7-8700
UHD Graphics 630
Ryzen 7 3800XT
UHD Graphics

GPU Designer

Core i7-8700
Intel
Ryzen 7 3800XT
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Core i7-8700
1200 MHz
Ryzen 7 3800XT
1250 MHz

Execution Units

Core i7-8700
24
Ryzen 7 3800XT
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core i7-8700 Ryzen 7 3800XT
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
MPX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SGX
SHA
SIPP
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
Secure Key
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
XFR 2
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64