Comparing Core i7-8700 and Ryzen 7 2700X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price. Show
Place in performance rankingPlace by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100Value for money11.5926.11Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processorSeriesIntel Core i7AMD Ryzen 7Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-S (2017−2018)Zen+ (2018−2020)Release date24 September 2017 (6 years old)13 April 2018 (5 years old)Launch price (MSRP)$303$329Current price$236 (0.8x MSRP)$192 (0.6x MSRP) Value for money Performance per price, higher is better. Ryzen 7 2700X has 125% better value for money than i7-8700. Technical specsCore i7-8700 and Ryzen 7 2700X basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results. Physical cores6 (Hexa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)Threads1216Base clock speed3.2 GHz3.7 GHzBoost clock speed4.6 GHz4.35 GHzL1 cache64K (per core)96K (per core)L2 cache256K (per core)512K (per core)L3 cache12288 KB16 MB (shared)Chip lithography14 nm12 nmDie size149 mm2192 mm2Maximum core temperature100 °Cno dataMaximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno dataNumber of transistorsno data4,800 million64 bit support++Windows 11 compatibility++Unlocked multiplier-+ CompatibilityInformation on Core i7-8700 and Ryzen 7 2700X compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters. Number of CPUs in a configuration11 (Uniprocessor)SocketFCLGA1151AM4Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt105 Watt Technologies and extensionsTechnological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-8700 and Ryzen 7 2700X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology. Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2SSE4.2, SSE4A, AMD-V, AES, AVX2, FMA3, SHAAES-NI++AVX++vPro+no dataEnhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no dataEnhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no dataTurbo Boost Technology2.0no dataHyper-Threading Technology+no dataTSX+no dataTSX+no dataIdle States+no dataThermal Monitoring+no dataSIPP+no data Security technologiesCore i7-8700 and Ryzen 7 2700X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks. TXT+no dataEDB+no dataSecure Key+no dataMPX+no dataIdentity Protection+no dataSGXYes with Intel® MEno dataOS Guard+no data Virtualization technologiesVirtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-8700 and Ryzen 7 2700X are enumerated here. AMD-V++VT-d+no dataVT-x+no dataEPT+no data Memory specsTypes, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-8700 and Ryzen 7 2700X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported. Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR4 Dual-channelMaximum memory size128 GB64 GBMax memory channels22Maximum memory bandwidth41.6 GB/s46.933 GB/sECC memory support-+ Graphics specificationsGeneral parameters of integrated GPUs, if any. Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 630-Max video memory64 GB-Quick Sync Video+-Clear Video+-Clear Video HD+-Graphics max frequency1.2 GHz-InTru 3D+- Graphics interfacesAvailable interfaces and connections of Core i7-8700 and Ryzen 7 2700X integrated GPUs. Number of displays supported3- Graphics image qualityMaximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-8700 and Ryzen 7 2700X integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces. 4K resolution support+-Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304@24Hz-Max resolution over eDP4096 x 2304@60Hz-Max resolution over DisplayPort4096 x 2304@60Hz- Graphics API supportAPIs supported by Core i7-8700 and Ryzen 7 2700X integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included. PeripheralsSpecifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-8700 and Ryzen 7 2700X. PCIe version3.03.0PCI Express lanes1620 Synthetic benchmark performanceVarious benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better. Combined synthetic benchmark scoreThis is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly. Ryzen 7 2700X 11.47 +36.2% Ryzen 7 2700X outperforms Core i7-8700 by 36% in our combined benchmark results. PassmarkPassmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Benchmark coverage: 67% Ryzen 7 2700X 17553 +36.1% Ryzen 7 2700X outperforms Core i7-8700 by 36% in Passmark. GeekBench 5 Single-CoreGeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core. Benchmark coverage: 40% Core i7-8700 outperforms Ryzen 7 2700X by 21% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core. GeekBench 5 Multi-CoreGeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores. Benchmark coverage: 40% Ryzen 7 2700X outperforms Core i7-8700 by 3% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core. Cinebench 10 32-bit single-coreCinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle. Benchmark coverage: 20% Core i7-8700 outperforms Ryzen 7 2700X by 36% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core. Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-coreCinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version. Benchmark coverage: 19% Core i7-8700 outperforms Ryzen 7 2700X by 2% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core. 3DMark06 CPU3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package. Benchmark coverage: 19% Core i7-8700 outperforms Ryzen 7 2700X by 5% in 3DMark06 CPU. wPrime 32wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor. Benchmark coverage: 18% Ryzen 7 2700X 3.48 +94.5% Core i7-8700 outperforms Ryzen 7 2700X by 95% in wPrime 32. Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-coreCinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version. Benchmark coverage: 17% Ryzen 7 2700X outperforms Core i7-8700 by 44% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core. Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-coreCinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads. Benchmark coverage: 15% Ryzen 7 2700X outperforms Core i7-8700 by 47% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core. Cinebench 15 64-bit single-coreCinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources. Benchmark coverage: 14% Core i7-8700 outperforms Ryzen 7 2700X by 9% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core. Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-coreCinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources. Benchmark coverage: 14% Core i7-8700 outperforms Ryzen 7 2700X by 11% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core. TrueCrypt AESTrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second. Benchmark coverage: 13% Ryzen 7 2700X 10.6 +37.7% Ryzen 7 2700X outperforms Core i7-8700 by 38% in TrueCrypt AES. WinRAR 4.0WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second. Benchmark coverage: 13% Core i7-8700 outperforms Ryzen 7 2700X by 32% in WinRAR 4.0. x264 encoding pass 1x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second. Benchmark coverage: 13% Core i7-8700 outperforms Ryzen 7 2700X by 3% in x264 encoding pass 1. x264 encoding pass 2x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second. Benchmark coverage: 13% Ryzen 7 2700X outperforms Core i7-8700 by 39% in x264 encoding pass 2. Gaming performanceAdvantages and disadvantagesPerformance score 8.42 11.47 Recency 24 September 2017 13 April 2018 Physical cores 6 (Hexa-Core) 8 (Octa-Core) Threads 12 16 Cost $303 $329 Boost clock speed 4600 4350 Base clock speed 3200 3700 Chip lithography 14 nm 12 nm Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 105 Watt The Ryzen 7 2700X is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-8700 in performance tests. Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-8700 and Ryzen 7 2700X, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer. Cast your own voteDo you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU. Core i7-8700 Ryzen 7 2700X Similar processor comparisonsWe picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page. User ratings: view and submitHere you can see how users rate the processors, as well as rate them yourself. 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