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AMD Ryzen 7 5700X vs Intel Core i7-8700K vs AMD Ryzen 7 5800X

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

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The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X is a desktop processor with 8 cores and simultaneous multithreading (SMT), which means it can process 16 threads simultaneously. In April 2022, AMD presented the Ryzen 7 5700X, a new 8-core processor that is very similar to the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X. However, due to the lower TDP, there are no restrictions on the clock frequency. Nevertheless, the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X reaches up to 4.6 GHz in boost, which is only 100 MHz less than the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X. However, the base clock drops significantly to 3.4 GHz.

The performance of the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X is consistently excellent in all applications. The native 8-core can really show off its strengths, especially in multi-threaded applications, although the single-core performance has also been significantly improved compared to the older Zen 2 architecture.

The internal structure of the processor is similar to the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X. The CCX modules are also connected to each other via the I/O die, which we already know from Zen2. However, according to AMD, the Infinity Fabric should now achieve clock rates of up to 2 GHz, which in turn enables a RAM clock rate of 4,000 MHz without any loss of performance.

In terms of manufacturing processes, AMD also relies on TSCM for the 7nm production of the CPU cores in the Vermeer processors, although the I/O die is still supplied in 12 nm by Globalfoundries.

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X is impressive in gaming thanks to the significantly improved IPC compared to Zen2. In terms of power consumption, the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X impresses with its low TDP of just 65 watts. This means that the processor can also be operated with a compact air cooler without any problems. The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X is operated with a TDP of 105 watts.

Intel Core i7-8700K

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The Intel Core i7-8700K is a high-end desktop processor with six cores based on the Coffee Lake architecture and was announced in September 2017. The processor clocks at between 3.7 and 4.7 GHz and can execute up to twelve threads simultaneously thanks to Hyper-Threading. According to Intel, the CPU is manufactured in an improved 14nm (14nm++) process. The i7-8700K is comparatively easy to overclock thanks to the unlocked multiplier.

Performance

Due to the two additional cores, performance has increased by almost 50% compared to the Core i7-7700K when all cores are in use. Single-core performance has not improved since its Kaby Lake predecessor. As a high-end model, the i7-8700K is suitable for the most demanding applications and games.

Graphics

The integrated Intel UHD Graphics 630 iGPU is supposed to offer higher performance as its clock rate has been increased by 50 MHz. The build is identical to that of the Intel HD Graphics 630. We do expect a performance improvement, but as a low-end solution it will probably only display current games smoothly at reduced details - if at all.

Power Consumption

Intel specifies the TDP with 95 watts. Therefore, well-dimensioned cooling systems should easily manage to deal with the created heat. We expect increased efficiency due to the higher performance.

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X

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The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X is an 8-core desktop processor with Simultaneous Multithreading (SMT), which allows it to process 16 threads simultaneously. With its launch on 08.10.2020, it is the fastest 8-core processor from AMD. The second fastest 8-core processor will be the AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT, followed by the more economical AMD Ryzen 7 3700X, also with 8 cores and 16 threads.

The Ryzen 7 5800X clocks with a base clock of 3.8 GHz and reaches up to 4.7 GHz on one core in turbo mode. When all 8 cores are utilized, the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, like the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, achieves up to 4.5 GHz.

At first glance, the internal structure of the processor has not changed fundamentally. The CCX structure has changed somewhat compared to Zen2, because now a CCX consists of up to 8-CPU cores. So each individual core can access the complete L3 cache (32 MByte). Furthermore the CCX modules are connected to each other via the same I/O die, which we already know from Zen2. According to AMD, the Infinity-Fabric should now reach clock rates of up to 2Ghz, which in turn allows a RAM clock of 4.000 MHz without performance loss.

Performance

The average 5800X in our database is in the same league as the Core i9-10900K and also the Core i7-12700F, as far as multi-thread benchmark scores are concerned.

In games, AMD's Ryzen 7 5800X can convince with its significantly improved IPC and even put Intel in its place. With the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, gamers are well prepared for the future as simultaneous streaming is no problem with the new Ryzen 7 5800X. Semi-professional content creators, who need even more power, can choose a Ryzen 9 5900X or the Ryzen 9 5950X on the shelf.

Power consumption

The Ryzen 7 has a default TDP (also known as the long-term power limit) of 105 W. This applies as long as the CPU runs at stock clock speeds.

Ryzen 7 5800X is built with TSMC's 7 nm process; as rumors have it, the I/O die is manufactured separately on the 12 nm Global Foundries process.

ModelAMD Ryzen 7 5700XIntel Core i7-8700KAMD Ryzen 7 5800X
CodenameVermeer (Zen 3)Coffee Lake-SVermeer (Zen 3)
SeriesAMD Vermeer (Ryzen 5000)Intel Coffee LakeAMD Vermeer (Ryzen 5000)
Series: Vermeer (Ryzen 5000) Vermeer (Zen 3)
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X3.4 - 4.9 GHz16 / 32 cores64 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3.8 - 4.7 GHz8 / 16 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X « 3.4 - 4.6 GHz8 / 16 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3.7 - 4.6 GHz6 / 12 cores32 MB L3
Intel Core i7-8086K3.7 - 5 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-8700K « 3.7 - 4.7 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-87003.2 - 4.6 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-8600K3.6 - 4.3 GHz6 / 6 cores9 MB L3
Intel Core i5-85003 - 4.1 GHz6 / 6 cores9 MB L3
Intel Core i5-84002.8 - 4 GHz6 / 6 cores9 MB L3
Intel Core i5-8500T2.1 - 3.5 GHz6 / 6 cores9 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X3.4 - 4.9 GHz16 / 32 cores64 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X « 3.8 - 4.7 GHz8 / 16 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3.4 - 4.6 GHz8 / 16 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3.7 - 4.6 GHz6 / 12 cores32 MB L3
Clock3400 - 4600 MHz3700 - 4700 MHz3800 - 4700 MHz
L1 Cache512 KB384 KB512 KB
L2 Cache4 MB1.5 MB4 MB
L3 Cache32 MB12 MB32 MB
Cores / Threads8 / 166 / 128 / 16
TDP65 Watt95 Watt105 Watt
Technology7 nm14 nm7 nm
Die Size2 x 74 sq. mm; I/O = 125 sq. mm mm22 x 80.7 sq. mm; I/O = 125 mm2
max. Temp.90 °C90 °C
Socket1331FCLGA1151AM4 (LGA1331)
FeaturesMMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, x86-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2Dual-Channel DDR3(L)-1600/DDR4-2666 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, AES-NI, TSX-NI, Quick Sync, Virtualization, vProDDR4-3200 RAM, PCIe 4, MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
Architecturex86x86x86
$299 U.S.$359 U.S.$449 U.S.
Announced
Manufacturerwww.amd.comark.intel.comwww.amd.com
iGPUIntel UHD Graphics 630 (350 - 1200 MHz)

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R7 5700X
37.8 pt (63%)
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Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R7 5800X
39.5 pt (66%)
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Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
13184 Points (12%)
min: 15241     avg: 15476     median: 15476 (14%)     max: 15711 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
1499 Points (61%)
min: 1554     avg: 1575     median: 1574.5 (64%)     max: 1595 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
595 Points (65%)
430 Points (47%)
min: 624     avg: 625     median: 624.5 (68%)     max: 625 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
5405 Points (13%)
3165 Points (8%)
min: 6068     avg: 6075     median: 6074.5 (15%)     max: 6081 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
2329 Points (15%)
min: 1323     avg: 1374     median: 1362 (9%)     max: 1422 Points
min: 2601     avg: 2609     median: 2608.5 (16%)     max: 2616 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
253 Points (70%)
min: 187     avg: 192.4     median: 192 (53%)     max: 199 Points
min: 265     avg: 265.5     median: 265.5 (74%)     max: 266 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
26.5 Points (34%)
min: 13.61     avg: 14.8     median: 15 (19%)     max: 15.64 Points
29.3 Points (38%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
2.9 Points (70%)
min: 2.11     avg: 2.2     median: 2.2 (52%)     max: 2.27 Points
3.1 Points (73%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
6527 Points (39%)
min: 7130     avg: 7302     median: 7328 (44%)     max: 7423 Points
6835 Points (41%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
42876 Points (31%)
min: 36392     avg: 38552     median: 39096 (28%)     max: 39624 Points
45548 Points (33%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
74898 Points (48%)
46535 Points (30%)
83426 Points (53%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
12419 Points (15%)
9303 Points (11%)
13039 Points (16%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
89.6 s (1%)
min: 116.6     avg: 120.8     median: 118.9 (1%)     max: 129.1 s
86.1 s (1%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
3.4 s (1%)
min: 4     avg: 4.5     median: 4.2 (1%)     max: 5.341 s
3 s (1%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
12478 Points (20%)
min: 7032     avg: 7196     median: 7120 (11%)     max: 7435 Points
15604 Points (25%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multi Thread 4 runs
65777 MIPS (38%)
min: 69921     avg: 72114     median: 72113.5 (41%)     max: 74306 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
6522 MIPS (77%)
min: 6843     avg: 6907     median: 6906.5 (81%)     max: 6970 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
134.7 fps (3%)
min: 82.1     avg: 85.6     median: 87.2 (2%)     max: 87.4 fps
152 fps (4%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
305 fps (8%)
min: 230     avg: 231.7     median: 232 (6%)     max: 233 fps
339 fps (9%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
17.1 fps (30%)
10.8 fps (19%)
min: 19.8     avg: 20.3     median: 20.3 (36%)     max: 20.8 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
1.2 GB/s (35%)
min: 0.668     avg: 0.8     median: 0.8 (23%)     max: 0.796 GB/s
1.3 GB/s (38%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
1.9 GB/s (33%)
min: 1     avg: 1.3     median: 1.4 (24%)     max: 1.4 GB/s
2 GB/s (34%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
13.4 GB/s (35%)
min: 4.9     avg: 7.3     median: 8 (21%)     max: 8 GB/s
15 GB/s (39%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
374 Seconds (5%)
min: 331     avg: 336     median: 336 (4%)     max: 341 Seconds
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
221 Seconds (2%)
min: 312     avg: 332.8     median: 332.8 (2%)     max: 353.5 Seconds
min: 196.8     avg: 196.9     median: 196.9 (1%)     max: 197 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
0.5 sec (10%)
min: 0.4509     avg: 0.5     median: 0.5 (10%)     max: 0.4545 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
14862 Points (32%)
min: 11599     avg: 11729     median: 11701 (25%)     max: 11886 Points
15873 Points (34%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
9.5 s (2%)
min: 7.545     avg: 8     median: 8 (2%)     max: 8.329 s
7.3 s (2%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
20.4 s (1%)
min: 16.73     avg: 17.8     median: 17.8 (1%)     max: 18.77 s
15.8 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
460.7 s (2%)
min: 413.8     avg: 443.5     median: 442.8 (2%)     max: 465.1 s
365.8 s (2%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
77709 Points (60%)
86050 Points (66%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
20010 Points (49%)
min: 13293     avg: 14460     median: 14766 (36%)     max: 15013 Points
min: 23381     avg: 23704     median: 23703.5 (58%)     max: 24026 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
90009 Points (73%)
min: 63878     avg: 64781     median: 64445 (52%)     max: 66020 Points
94127 Points (76%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
90305 Points (73%)
min: 63734     avg: 64731     median: 64316 (52%)     max: 66143 Points
94179 Points (76%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
92849 Points (75%)
min: 63328     avg: 65156     median: 65451.5 (53%)     max: 66393 Points
96702 Points (78%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
20598 Points (52%)
min: 12363     avg: 12530     median: 12521 (32%)     max: 12713 Points
22992 Points (58%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
27800 Points (50%)
min: 18221     avg: 18728     median: 18574 (33%)     max: 19358 Points
min: 29163     avg: 30051     median: 30050.5 (54%)     max: 30938 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
10432 Points (44%)
min: 6578     avg: 7256     median: 7255.5 (31%)     max: 7933 Points
min: 11599     avg: 11652     median: 11652 (49%)     max: 11705 Points
Geekbench 6.5 - Geekbench 6.5 Single-Core
2186 Points (51%)
2265 Points (52%)
Geekbench 6.5 - Geekbench 6.5 Multi-Core
9331 Points (36%)
10035 Points (39%)
Geekbench 6.0 - Geekbench 6.0 Single-Core
2100 Points (67%)
Geekbench 6.0 - Geekbench 6.0 Multi-Core
9252 Points (38%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Single-Core
1647 Points (55%)
1210 Points (41%)
min: 1665     avg: 1683     median: 1683 (57%)     max: 1701 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Multi-Core
9353 Points (17%)
6310 Points (11%)
min: 10093     avg: 10724     median: 10723.5 (19%)     max: 11354 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
1587 Points (7%)
1673 Points (7%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
9214 Points (29%)
11246 Points (35%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
6928 Points (69%)
min: 5760     avg: 5827     median: 5783 (58%)     max: 5937 Points
7333 Points (73%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
37730 Points (37%)
min: 24546     avg: 24938     median: 25045 (25%)     max: 25223 Points
44131 Points (43%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 5738     avg: 5754     median: 5754 (64%)     max: 5770 Points
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 23187     avg: 23209     median: 23208.5 (30%)     max: 23230 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
25920 Points (41%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
4914 Points (74%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
579 ms (1%)
753 ms (1%)
min: 558     avg: 576     median: 575.5 (1%)     max: 593 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
min: 52.2     avg: 55.8     median: 55.8 (1%)     max: 59.3 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 45565     avg: 47064     median: 47063.5 (31%)     max: 48562 Points
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
236 Points (61%)
245 Points (64%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
310 Points (56%)
min: 296     avg: 301.5     median: 301.5 (54%)     max: 307 Points
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
1423 Points (53%)
1541 Points (58%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
185.9 Watt (32%)
min: 142.7     avg: 149.4     median: 149.4 (26%)     max: 156 Watt
242.3 Watt (42%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
155.2 Watt (28%)
min: 134.3     avg: 143.2     median: 143.2 (26%)     max: 152 Watt
220.7 Watt (40%)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
40.9 Watt (27%)
Power Consumption - Power Efficiency - Cinebench R15 Multi external Monitor
15 Points per Watt (11%)
min: 9.36     avg: 9.6     median: 9.6 (7%)     max: 9.85 Points per Watt
11.9 Points per Watt (9%)

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 7 5700X → 100% n=36

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i7-8700K → 75% n=36

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 7 5800X → 111% n=36

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