Intel Core i7-8700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
What is the difference between Intel Core i7-8700 and AMD Ryzen 5 2600X. Find out which CPU has better performance.
Performance (Benchmarks)
| 1156 | Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score | 1040 |
| 5814 | Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score | 5648 |
| 13091 | PassMark CPU Mark Rating | 14079 |
| 2677 | PassMark Single Thread Rating | 2410 |
| 7299 | 3DMark Time Spy Physics Score |
Processor Specs
| Intel Core i7-8700 | Processor | AMD Ryzen 5 2600X |
| 3200 MHz | Frequency | 3600 MHz |
| 4600 MHz | Maximum Frequency | 4200 MHz |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 65 W | TDP | 95 W |
| Intel UHD Graphics 630 | GPU | |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Pinnacle Ridge |
| Socket 1151 LGA | Package | AM4 |
Geekbench 5 Benchmark
| 1161 | Single-Core Score | 1040 |
| 4754 | Multi-Core Score | 5642 |
| Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Linux x86 (64-bit) | Benchmark | Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit) |
System Information
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | Operating System | Microsoft Windows 11 Pro (64-bit) |
| VMware, Inc. VMware Virtual Platform | Model | Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. B450M DS3H |
| Intel Corporation 440BX Desktop Reference Platform | Motherboard | Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. B450M DS3H-CF |
| Power Plan | High performance |
CPU Specifications
| Intel Core i7-8700 | Name | AMD Ryzen 5 2600X |
| 8 Processors, 8 Cores | Topology | 1 Processor, 6 Cores, 12 Threads |
| GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 158 Stepping 10 | Identifier | AuthenticAMD Family 23 Model 8 Stepping 2 |
| 3.19 GHz | Base Frequency | 3.60 GHz |
| Maximum Frequency | 4135 MHz | |
| Package | Socket AM4 (1331) | |
| Codename | Pinnacle Ridge | |
| 32.0 KB x 1 | L1 Instruction Cache | 64.0 KB x 6 |
| 32.0 KB x 1 | L1 Data Cache | 32.0 KB x 6 |
| 256 KB x 1 | L2 Cache | 512 KB x 6 |
| 12.0 MB x 1 | L3 Cache | 8.00 MB x 2 |
Memory Information
| 7.77 GB | Size | 16.00 GB |
| Frequency | 1496 MHz | |
| Type | DDR4 SDRAM | |
| Channels | 2 |
Geekbench 5 result (single)
| 1161 | Single-Core Score | 1040 |
|---|---|---|
| 1536 | Crypto Score | 2021 |
| 1053 | Integer Score | 921 |
| 1333 | Floating Point Score | 1135 |
| 1536 2.62 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 2021 3.44 GB/sec |
| 1025 5.18 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 1057 5.35 MB/sec |
| 1203 56.9 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 1117 52.8 Mpixels/sec |
| 1090 3.07 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 875 2.47 MTE/sec |
| 1215 1.43 MElements/sec | HTML5 | 784 920.4 KElements/sec |
| 1167 365.7 Krows/sec | SQLite | 786 246.1 Krows/sec |
| 602 32.7 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 947 51.4 Mpixels/sec |
| 1018 324.5 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 799 254.4 KB/sec |
| 1194 9.30 Klines/sec | Clang | 896 6.98 Klines/sec |
| 1142 13.2 images/sec | Camera | 1100 12.8 images/sec |
| 1064 1.33 Mpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 937 1.17 Mpairs/sec |
| 1242 7697.6 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 1065 6598.2 FPS |
| 1114 61.2 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 1400 77.0 Mpixels/sec |
| 1129 8.69 images/sec | Face Detection | 1061 8.17 images/sec |
| 1121 27.6 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 955 23.6 Mpixels/sec |
| 2174 106.6 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 2055 100.8 Mpixels/sec |
| 2402 32.7 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 1841 25.1 Mpixels/sec |
| 1539 1.24 Mpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 1086 872.2 Kpixels/sec |
| 1132 10.1 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 900 8.06 Kpixels/sec |
| 1129 36.1 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 1009 32.3 Words/sec |
| 1230 47.5 images/sec | Machine Learning | 761 29.4 images/sec |
Geekbench 5 result (multi)
| 4754 | Multi-Core Score | 5642 |
|---|---|---|
| 5467 | Crypto Score | 6039 |
| 4216 | Integer Score | 5411 |
| 5801 | Floating Point Score | 6076 |
| 5467 9.32 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 6039 10.3 GB/sec |
| 4987 25.2 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 6031 30.5 MB/sec |
| 5956 281.7 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 7874 372.5 Mpixels/sec |
| 3455 9.74 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 3114 8.78 MTE/sec |
| 4996 5.87 MElements/sec | HTML5 | 5498 6.46 MElements/sec |
| 5327 1.67 Mrows/sec | SQLite | 5627 1.76 Mrows/sec |
| 1247 67.7 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 5980 324.5 Mpixels/sec |
| 4570 1.42 MB/sec | Text Rendering | 3939 1.23 MB/sec |
| 5798 45.2 Klines/sec | Clang | 6529 50.9 Klines/sec |
| 4668 54.1 images/sec | Camera | 5648 65.5 images/sec |
| 5078 6.35 Mpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 4445 5.56 Mpairs/sec |
| 6888 42675.1 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 8523 52800.9 FPS |
| 6276 345.0 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 6077 334.1 Mpixels/sec |
| 5708 43.9 images/sec | Face Detection | 6625 51.0 images/sec |
| 5591 137.8 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 6029 148.6 Mpixels/sec |
| 7655 375.5 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 9379 460.1 Mpixels/sec |
| 11564 157.6 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 11786 160.6 Mpixels/sec |
| 10308 8.28 Mpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 8853 7.11 Mpixels/sec |
| 5795 51.9 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 5529 49.5 Kpixels/sec |
| 2873 91.9 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 3562 113.9 Words/sec |
| 2352 90.9 images/sec | Machine Learning | 2350 90.8 images/sec |