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Intel Core i7-8700 vs AMD Ryzen 7 5700U. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q4/2017
Intel Core i7-8700
Intel Core i7-8700
Released
Q1/2021
Overall score
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AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U

What's the best choice Intel Core i7-8700 or AMD Ryzen 7 5700U? 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 maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q4/2017.

AMD Ryzen 7 5700U has a maximum frequency of 1.80 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 15 W. Released in Q1/2021.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    366 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 44% better clock speed

    3.20 GHz left arrow 1.80 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 7% better overclocked clock speed

    4.60 GHz left arrow 4.30 GHz

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    246 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    213 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    171 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    194 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    122 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    225 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    379 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    457 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    727 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    131 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    13 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    127 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    38 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    109 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    32 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    431 place
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    418 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    About 1.33 times more cores

    8 left arrow 6
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.23 times less performance per watt

    15 W left arrow 65 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 7 5700U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    195 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    177 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    159 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    203 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    375 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    416 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    114 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    341 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i7-8700 Intel Core i7-8700
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
CPU family and group

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

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Mobile
  • Family
    Intel Core i7 left arrow AMD Ryzen
  • Generation
    8 left arrow 4
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 8000 left arrow AMD Ryzen 5000U
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i7-7700 left arrow --
  • Successor
    Intel Core i7-9700 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
    3.20 GHz left arrow 1.80 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.60 GHz left arrow 4.30 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    12 left arrow 16
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No 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
    Intel UHD Graphics 630 left arrow AMD Radeon 8 Graphics (Renoir)
  • GPU frequency
    0.35 GHz left arrow 1.90 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.15 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    24 left arrow 8
  • Shader
    192 left arrow 512
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB left arrow 2 GB
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    9.5 left arrow 9
  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 12
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Release date
    Q4/2017 left arrow Q1/2020
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 Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 7 5700U and Intel Core i7-8700. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666 left arrow DDR4-3200
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 32 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow 12
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-8700 and AMD Ryzen 7 5700U to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W left arrow 15 W
  • TDP up
    -- left arrow 25 W
  • TDP down
    -- left arrow 10 W
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C left arrow 105 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-8700 and Intel Core i7-8700, 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 8.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Coffee Lake S left arrow Lucienne (Zen 2)
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1151-2 left arrow FP6
  • Release date
    Q4/2017 left arrow Q1/2021

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i7-8700 and AMD Ryzen 7 5700U.

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
1146
Intel Core i7-8700
1274
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
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
7969
Intel Core i7-8700
9555
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
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
481
Intel Core i7-8700
495
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
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
3547
Intel Core i7-8700
3381
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
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
1172
Intel Core i7-8700
1176
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
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
5891
Intel Core i7-8700
6524
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
442
Intel Core i7-8700
1946
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
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
15417
Intel Core i7-8700
16374
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U

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