Intel Core i7 8700K vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2017
Jul 2019
Manufacturer
Intel
AMD
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Coffee Lake
Zen 2
Processor Number
i7-8700K
-
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 630
N/A
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
7 nm
Socket
LGA-1151
AM4
Power Consumption
95 W
95 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
95 °C
Transistor Count
-
3.8 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
6
Performance Core Threads
12
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.7 GHz
3.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.7 GHz
4.4 GHz
Total Core Count
6
6
Total Thread Count
12
12
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
37x
38x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
512 K per core
L3 Cache
12 MB shared
32 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
128 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
41.6 GB/s
47.68 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
350 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1200 MHz
-
Shader Units
192
-
Texture Units
24
-
Raster Operation Units
3
-
Execution Units
24
-
Power Consumption
15 W
-
Max Resolution
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
-
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,215
-
Cinebench R23
8,734
-
Geekbench 6
1,475
1,534
Geekbench 6
6,339
6,388
Blender
156
-
Passmark CPU
2,748
2,636
Passmark CPU
13,661
18,224
Geekbench 5
-
1,323
Geekbench 5
-
7,338