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Intel Core i7-8700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 4500. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q4/2017
Intel Core i7-8700
Intel Core i7-8700
Released
2022-04-04
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AMD Ryzen 5 4500
AMD Ryzen 5 4500

What's the best choice Intel Core i7-8700 or AMD Ryzen 5 4500? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Core i7-8700 has a base frequency of 3.20 GHz. 6 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in Q4/2017.

AMD Ryzen 5 4500 has a base frequency of 3.6 GHz. 6 / 12 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in 2022-04-04.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    159 left arrow place
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 12% higher specified turbo frequency

    4.60 GHz left arrow 4.1 GHz

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    202 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    184 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    138 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    170 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    99 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    215 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    270 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    293 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    667 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    54 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    13 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    127 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    11 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    111 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    25 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    230 place
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 4500
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  • Higher clock speed

    Around 13% better clock speed

    3.6 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 4500 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    261 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    279 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    338 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i7-8700 Intel Core i7-8700
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 AMD Ryzen 5 4500
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 8000 left arrow AMD Ryzen 4000G
  • Family
    Intel Core i7 left arrow Ryzen
  • Generation
    8 left arrow 3
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i7-7700 left arrow -
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Successor
    Intel Core i7-9700 left arrow -
  • Form Factor
    - left arrow Desktops / Boxed Processor
  • Series
    - left arrow Ryzen 4000 Series
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    3.2 GHz left arrow 3.6 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 6
  • CPU Threads
    12 left arrow 12
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4.6 GHz left arrow 4.1 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
    4.3 GHz left arrow -
  • Core Configuration
    - left arrow 6x Zen 2
  • Max. Boost Clock
    - left arrow 4.1 GHz
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.

  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow -
  • Execution units
    24 left arrow -
  • Generation
    9.5 left arrow -
  • GPU Frequency
    350 MHz left arrow -
  • GPU name
    Intel UHD Graphics 630 left arrow None
  • GPU Turbo
    1150 MHz left arrow -
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow -
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q4/2017 left arrow -
  • Shader
    192 left arrow -
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow -
Hardware codec support

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

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 5 4500 and Intel Core i7-8700. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 32 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666 left arrow DDR4
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow -
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow -
  • Memory Bandwidth
    - left arrow 51.2 GB/s
  • PCIe
    - left arrow PCIe 3.0
  • System Memory Specification
    - left arrow 3200
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-8700 and AMD Ryzen 5 4500 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    100 °C left arrow 95 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    65 W left arrow 65 W
  • TDP down
    - left arrow 45 W
  • Default TDP
    - left arrow 65 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-8700 and AMD Ryzen 5 4500, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Coffee Lake S left arrow Renoir (Zen 2)
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L2-Cache
    - left arrow 3 MB
  • L3-Cache
    12 MB left arrow 8 MB
  • Release date
    Q4/2017 left arrow 2022-04-04
  • Socket
    LGA 1151-2 left arrow AM4
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow TSMC 7nm FinFET
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • Codename
    - left arrow Renoir
  • L1-Cache
    - left arrow 0.375 MB
  • Manufacturer product ID (boxed)
    - left arrow 100-100000644BOX
  • Manufacturer product ID (tray)
    - left arrow 100-000000644
  • Operating systems
    - left arrow Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition / Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
  • Thermal Solution (PIB)
    - left arrow AMD Wraith Stealth

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs
Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

Intel Core i7-8700

AMD Ryzen 5 4500

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 4 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 2623.831739 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 4 threads / windows
System RAM: 16 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Motherboard: BIOSTAR Group / A520MT
Duration: 381.122 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i7-8700 and AMD Ryzen 5 4500.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

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

Higher values are better in this metric.

1172.000000
Intel Core i7-8700
1182.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 4500
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

5891.000000
Intel Core i7-8700
6209.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 4500
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

15417.000000
Intel Core i7-8700
11094.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 4500

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