AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
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AMD Ryzen 3 1300X vs Intel Core i7-8700T. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2017
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
Released
Q2/2018
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Intel Core i7-8700T
Intel Core i7-8700T

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 3 1300X or Intel Core i7-8700T? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Ryzen 3 1300X has a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q1/2017.

Intel Core i7-8700T has a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 35 W. Released in Q2/2018.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 3 1300X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    828 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 29% better clock speed

    3.40 GHz left arrow 2.40 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 3 1300X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    389 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    363 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    470 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    535 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    652 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    770 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    199 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    376 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    140 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    313 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    696 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    489 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    About 1.5 times more cores

    6 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 3 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.00 GHz left arrow 3.90 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.54 times less performance per watt

    35 W left arrow 65 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-8700T CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    235 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    294 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    486 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    525 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    728 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    55 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    174 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    28 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    159 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    31 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    468 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    189 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
Intel Core i7-8700T Intel Core i7-8700T
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    AMD Ryzen left arrow Intel Core i7
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 8
  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 1000 left arrow Intel Core i 8000
  • Predecessor
    -- left arrow Intel Core i7-7700T
  • Successor
    -- left arrow Intel Core i7-9700T
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.40 GHz left arrow 2.40 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 6
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.90 GHz left arrow 4.00 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 12
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 630
  • GPU frequency
    left arrow 0.35 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow 1.15 GHz
  • Execution units
    left arrow 24
  • Shader
    left arrow 192
  • Max. GPU Memory
    -- left arrow 64 GB
  • Max. displays
    left arrow 3
  • Generation
    left arrow 9.5
  • DirectX Version
    left arrow 12
  • Technology
    left arrow 14 nm
  • Release date
    left arrow Q4/2017
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i7-8700T and AMD Ryzen 3 1300X. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666 left arrow DDR4-2666
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    20 left arrow 16
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 3 1300X and Intel Core i7-8700T to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W left arrow 35 W
  • Tjunction max.
    95 °C left arrow --
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 3 1300X and AMD Ryzen 3 1300X, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L3-Cache
    8.00 MB left arrow 12.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Summit Ridge (Zen) left arrow Coffee Lake S
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow LGA 1151-2
  • Release date
    Q1/2017 left arrow Q2/2018

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 3 1300X and Intel Core i7-8700T.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
146
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
176
Intel Core i7-8700T
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
553
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
1068
Intel Core i7-8700T
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
896
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
1061
Intel Core i7-8700T
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
2975
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
4931
Intel Core i7-8700T
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
3916
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
4514
Intel Core i7-8700T
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
10602
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
20253
Intel Core i7-8700T
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D
1.8
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
2.1
Intel Core i7-8700T
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D
6.18
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
11.78
Intel Core i7-8700T
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
7411
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
11653
Intel Core i7-8700T

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