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AMD Ryzen 7 9700X vs Intel 8th Gen Intel Core i7-8700K: Comparison
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X and Intel 8th Gen Intel Core i7-8700K separate most on l2 cache: AMD Ryzen 7 9700X at 8 MB, Intel 8th Gen Intel Core i7-8700K at 1.5 MB, 81% in favour of AMD Ryzen 7 9700X. L3 Cache splits them by another 63%, again favouring AMD Ryzen 7 9700X. They match on 7 other specifications, including form factor, market segment and efficiency cores. In Blender Cycles (CPU) the AMD Ryzen 7 9700X scores 309 against 122 for the Intel 8th Gen Intel Core i7-8700K, a lead of 61%.
Specs
| Specification |  |  |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | AMD | Intel |
| Product Line | Ryzen | Core i7 |
| Form Factor | Desktop | Desktop |
| Model Number | 9700X | 8700K |
| Codename | Granite Ridge | Coffee Lake |
| Core/Thread Count | 8 Core / 16 Thread | 6 Core / 12 Thread |
| TDP | 65 W | 95 W |
| iGPU | AMD Radeon Graphics (2 cores) | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| Market Segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Cache | 32MB L3 + 8MB L2 + 640KB L1 | 12MB L3 + 1.5MB L2 + 384KB L1 |
| Socket | AM5 | LGA 1151 |
| Boost/Base Clock | 5.5 GHz / 3.8 GHz | 4.7 GHz / 3.7 GHz |
| Socket Status | Current | End of Life |
| Process Node | 4 nm | 14 nm |
| Performance Cores | 8 | 6 |
| Efficiency Cores | 0 | 0 |
| SMT Enabled | true | true |
| P-Core Base Clock | 3.8 | 3.7 GHz |
| P-Core Boost Clock | 5.5 | 4.7 GHz |
| L2 Cache | 8 MB | 1.5 MB-81% |
| L3 Cache | 32 MB | 12 MB-62% |
| Base Power | 65 W | 95 W |
| Max Turbo Power | 88 | 95 W |
| Memory Type | DDR5 | DDR4 |
| Max Memory Speed | 5600 | 2666 MT/s |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC Support | true | false |
| Integrated Graphics | Yes | Yes |
| iGPU Model | AMD Radeon Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| Copilot Plus Certified | false | false |
| PCIe Generation | PCIe 5.0 | 3.0 |
| PCIe Lanes | 24 | 16-33% |
| Launch MSRP | 359 | $359 |
| Retail Availability | Boxed Retail | Retail |
| Series | Ryzen 7 | Core i7 |
| CPU Process Node | 4 Nanometers (TSMC) | 14 Nanometers |
| Architecture | Zen 5, Ryzen 9000 Series | Coffee Lake, 8th Gen Intel Core |
| Memory Support | DDR5-5600 | DDR4-2666 |
Benchmarks
Measured results, not specifications. Percentages are the gap to the leading product in each test.
Blender Cycles (CPU)
Blender 4.5, Blender Open Data (CC0). Median of monster + junkshop + classroom, combined samples/min.
Blender renders 3D scenes by tracing light through them, which loads every core at once. The score measures sustained multi-core throughput, so a chip that wins here can still lose at gaming, where one or two fast cores matter more. Figures come from Blender's Open Data project, which places no restriction on reuse, and we publish the median of every submission for that chip on the same Blender version.
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