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Intel Core i7 14700F vs AMD Ryzen 7 8700F

72 out of 100
Intel Core i7 14700F
VS
62 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 7 8700F
Intel Core i7 14700F
AMD Ryzen 7 8700F

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 2.1 GHz Intel Core i7 14700F with 20-cores against the 4.1 GHz AMD Ryzen 7 8700F with 8-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
72.1
(Good)
Value Index
57.9
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 8700F and 14700F
Advantages of Intel Core i7 14700F
  • Has 12 more physical cores
  • Has 17 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • Newer PCI Express version – 5.0
  • 8% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.4 GHz vs 5 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 8700F
  • More modern manufacturing process – 4 versus 10 nanometers
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • Supports up to 256 GB DDR5-5200 RAM

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i7 14700F
vs
Ryzen 7 8700F

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (58th and 168th place)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core i7 14700F +29%
18405
Ryzen 7 8700F
14313
File compression 1340 MB/sec 1450 MB/sec
Clang compilation 184.1 Klines/sec 107.4 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 414 pages/sec 288.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 515.6 Mpixels/sec 406.9 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 285.3 pages/sec 283.4 pages/sec
Background blur 73.6 images/sec 67.1 images/sec
Photo processing 143.7 images/sec 112.9 images/sec
Ray tracing 43.2 Mpixels/sec 24 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 396 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Core i7 14700F +10%
4255
Ryzen 7 8700F
3873
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i7 14700F +34%
41314
Ryzen 7 8700F
30882
Integer math 155.8 GOps/sec 100.4 GOps/sec
Floating point math 107 GOps/sec 62.6 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 176M Primes/sec 98M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 55.9M Strings/sec 45.4M Strings/sec
Data encryption 30.2 GBytes/sec 22.1 GBytes/sec
Data compression 506.1 MBytes/sec 378.2 MBytes/sec
Physics 2454 Frames/sec 1549 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 28.6B Matrices/sec 28.5B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 4585 & 1787 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i7 14700F +34%
306.54
Ryzen 7 8700F
228.95

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 24.8 PPW 14.6 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 283.2 PPW 220.2 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 635.6 PPW 475.1 PPW
Blender / Watt 4.72 PPW 3.52 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Core i7 14700F
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-25 (cookie)Cinebench 2026627 / 4842
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-29 -> sig_mayukhGeekbench 6 CPU2762 / 19181
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-09 (Raptor)Cinebench 2024121 / 976
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-12 (Ivo)Cinebench 2024123 / 1235
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-08 (RedxVisions)Cinebench 2024124 / 1804
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AMD Ryzen 7 8700F
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-27 (PanoS)Cinebench 2024110 / 947
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-27 (PanoS)Cinebench 2024108 / 935
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 14700F and AMD Ryzen 7 8700F

General

Vendor Intel Amd
Released January 9, 2024 May 14, 2024
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Refresh Zen 4 (Phoenix)
Model number i7-14700F 8700F
Integrated GPU No No
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 7 7700 - Intel Core i7 14700F
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 7 265F - AMD Ryzen 7 9700F
Intel CPU rating (#37th place)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#53rd place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 8
P-Threads 16 16
Base Frequency (P) 2.1 GHz 4.1 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.4 GHz 5 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 12 -
E-Threads 12 -
Base Frequency (E) 1.5 GHz -
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4.2 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 20 8
Total Threads 28 16
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 21x 41x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 1MB (per core)
L3 Cache 33MB (shared) 16MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No Yes

Package

Transistors - 25 billions
Fabrication Process 10 nm 4 nm
TDP (PL1) 65 W 45-65 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 219 W 88 W
Socket LGA-1700 AM5
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 95Β°C
Desktop CPU ranking (47th and 73rd place)

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-5600
- DDR4-3200		 - DDR5-5200
Max. Memory Size 192 GB 256 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 89.6 GB/s -
ECC Support Yes No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i7 14700F official page AMD Ryzen 7 8700F official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

Cast your vote

Choose between two processors
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Total votes: 24

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: AMD Ryzen 7 8700F or Intel Core i7 14700F?
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