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Intel Core i7-8700K vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q4/2017
Intel Core i7-8700K
Intel Core i7-8700K
Released
Q3/2017
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X

What's the best choice Intel Core i7-8700K or AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Core i7-8700K has a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 95 W. Released in Q4/2017.

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X has a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. 16 Cores. Power consumption of 180 W. Released in Q3/2017.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    328 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 8% better clock speed

    3.70 GHz left arrow 3.40 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 15% better overclocked clock speed

    4.70 GHz left arrow 4.00 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    95 W left arrow 180 W

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    221 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    188 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    164 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    181 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    102 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    221 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    318 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    413 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    674 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    130 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    12 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    126 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    41 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    112 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    9 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    347 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    172 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    About 2.67 times more cores

    16 left arrow 6

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    289 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    60 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    303 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    59 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    285 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    65 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    547 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    209 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    28 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    169 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    48 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    30 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    17 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    25 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    195 place
  • CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
    18 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i7-8700K Intel Core i7-8700K
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
CPU family and group

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

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Core i7 left arrow AMD Ryzen
  • Generation
    8 left arrow 1
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 8000 left arrow AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1000
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i7-7700K left arrow --
  • Successor
    Intel Core i7-9700KF left arrow --
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
    3.70 GHz left arrow 3.40 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 16
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.70 GHz left arrow 4.00 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    12 left arrow 32
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • 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
    Intel UHD Graphics 630 left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU frequency
    0.35 GHz left arrow
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.20 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    24 left arrow
  • Shader
    192 left arrow
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB left arrow --
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow
  • Generation
    9.5 left arrow
  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow
  • Release date
    Q4/2017 left arrow
Hardware codec support

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

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

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X and Intel Core i7-8700K. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666 left arrow DDR4-2666
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow
  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 4
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow 64
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-8700K and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    95 W left arrow 180 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-8700K and Intel Core i7-8700K, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L3-Cache
    12.00 MB left arrow 32.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Coffee Lake S left arrow Whitehaven (Zen)
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1151-2 left arrow TR4 (SP3r2)
  • Release date
    Q4/2017 left arrow Q3/2017

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i7-8700K and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 SC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
1209
Intel Core i7-8700K
1035
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 MC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows using a multi-core and hyperthreading
8960
Intel Core i7-8700K
18780
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
487
Intel Core i7-8700K
411
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading
3689
Intel Core i7-8700K
6731
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
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
208
Intel Core i7-8700K
168
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
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
1447
Intel Core i7-8700K
2986
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
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
1283
Intel Core i7-8700K
986
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
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
6693
Intel Core i7-8700K
10405
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
Blender is Open Source Software, creating predefined 3D scenes and measuring the time to execute them
232.4
Intel Core i7-8700K
124
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
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
5330
Intel Core i7-8700K
4616
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
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
27445
Intel Core i7-8700K
60292
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
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
2.48
Intel Core i7-8700K
2.13
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
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
15.96
Intel Core i7-8700K
35.39
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
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
16265
Intel Core i7-8700K
21940
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X

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