Intel Core i7 8700 vs AMD Ryzen 7 2700
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We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.2 GHz Intel Core i7 8700 with 6-cores against the 3.2 GHz AMD Ryzen 7 2700 with 8-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
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)
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i7 8700
- Supports up to 128 GB DDR4-2666 RAM
- 26% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 1455 vs 1159 points
- Includes an integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
- 12% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.6 GHz vs 4.1 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 2700
- Unlocked multiplier
- Has 2 more physical cores
- Has 4 MB larger L3 cache size
- More modern manufacturing process โ 12 versus 14 nanometers
- Newer - released 6 months later
- Around 5.3 GB/s (13%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | 394 | - |
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | 2122 | - |
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 440.7 MB/sec | 560.1 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 49.1 Klines/sec | 50 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 137.6 pages/sec | 147 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 181.5 Mpixels/sec | 209.9 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 150.9 pages/sec | 102.6 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 33.3 images/sec | 26.6 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 51 images/sec | 56.1 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 10.6 Mpixels/sec | 11.7 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 45 GOps/sec | 55.1 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 27.9 GOps/sec | 28.4 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 35M Primes/sec | 39M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 23.9M Strings/sec | 26.8M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 4.5 GBytes/sec | 15 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 186.6 MBytes/sec | 232.6 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 730 Frames/sec | 768 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 12.4B Matrices/sec | 8.9B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 7 PPW | 7.8 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 96 PPW | 94 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 196.1 PPW | 240.1 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 1.69 PPW | 2.01 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core i7 8700
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ 2026-08-09 (yourtrain) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1681 / 6489 |
| ๐ 2026-08-09 (yourtrain) | Cinebench 2026 | 394 / 2122 |
| ๐ 2025-06-26 (mike) | Cinebench 2024 | 72 / 540 |
| ๐ 2025-04-16 (BattOpGrunt) | Cinebench 2024 | 60 / 400 |
| ๐ 2024-09-26 (tbone) | Cinebench 2024 | 71 / 456 |
AMD Ryzen 7 2700
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ 2025-11-27 (NewMoon) | Cinebench 2024 | 63 / 505 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 8700 and AMD Ryzen 7 2700General
| Vendor | Intel | Amd |
| Released | October 5, 2017 | April 19, 2018 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Coffee Lake | - |
| Model number | i7-8700 | - |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics 630 | No |
| Rival Equivalent | - AMD Ryzen 7 2700 | - Intel Core i7 8700 |
| Successor | - Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | - |
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#177th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 6 | 8 |
| P-Threads | 12 | 16 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.2 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.6 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| Total Cores | 6 | 8 |
| Total Threads | 12 | 16 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 32x | 36x |
| Bus Bandwidth | 8 GT/s | - |
| L1 Cache | 64K (per core) | 96K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 256K (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 12MB (shared) | 16MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | Yes |
Package
| Transistors | - | 4.8 billions |
| Fabrication Process | 14 nm | 12 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 65 W | 65 W |
| Socket | LGA-1151 | AM4 |
| Peak Temperature | 100ยฐC | 95ยฐC |
Desktop CPU ranking (163rd and 172nd place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | - |
| GPU Base Clock | 350 MHz | - |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1200 MHz | - |
| Shading Units | 192 | - |
| TMUs | 24 | - |
| ROPs | 3 | - |
| Execution Units | 24 | - |
| TGP | 15 W | - |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR4-2666 | - DDR4-2933 |
| Max. Memory Size | 128 GB | 64 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 41.6 GB/s | 46.9 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | Yes |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core i7 8700 official page | - |
| PCI Express Version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 16 | 20 |
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