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Intel Core i7-8700B vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X. Specifications

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Released
Q2/2018
Intel Core i7-8700B
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2017-04-11
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AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

What's the best choice Intel Core i7-8700B or AMD Ryzen 5 1500X? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

Intel Core i7-8700B has a base frequency of 3.20 GHz. 6 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in Q2/2018.

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X has a base frequency of 3.5 GHz. 4 / 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in 2017-04-11.

Differences

  • More number of cores

    2 more cores

    6 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 24% higher specified turbo frequency

    4.60 GHz left arrow 3.7 GHz

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    202 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    184 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    667 place
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
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  • Higher clock speed

    Around 9% better clock speed

    3.5 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 1500X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    384 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    270 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    395 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    404 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    497 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    484 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    114 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    168 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    274 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    156 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    246 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    420 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i7-8700B Intel Core i7-8700B
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
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 1000
  • Family
    Intel Core i7 left arrow Ryzen
  • Generation
    8 left arrow 1
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Form Factor
    - left arrow Desktops / Boxed Processor
  • Series
    - left arrow Ryzen 1000 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 3.5 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 4
  • CPU Threads
    12 left arrow 8
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4.6 GHz left arrow 3.7 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
    No turbo left arrow -
  • Max. Boost Clock
    - left arrow 3.7 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    - left arrow 3.3 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 1500X and Intel Core i7-8700B. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    64 GB left arrow -
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666 left arrow DDR4
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow 20
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe
    - left arrow PCIe 3.0 x16
  • System Memory Specification
    - left arrow 2667
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-8700B and AMD Ryzen 5 1500X 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
  • Default TDP
    - left arrow 65 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-8700B and AMD Ryzen 5 1500X, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Coffee Lake S left arrow Summit Ridge (Zen)
  • 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 2 MB
  • L3-Cache
    12 MB left arrow 16 MB
  • Release date
    Q2/2018 left arrow 2017-04-11
  • Socket
    BGA 1440 left arrow AM4
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • Codename
    - left arrow Summit Ridge
  • L1-Cache
    - left arrow 0.375 MB
  • Manufacturer product ID (boxed)
    - left arrow YD150XBBAEBOX
  • Manufacturer product ID (MPK)
    - left arrow YD150XBBAEMPK
  • Manufacturer product ID (tray)
    - left arrow YD150XBBM4GAE
  • Operating systems
    - left arrow Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

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