AMD Ryzen 3 4300G vs Intel Core i7-8700K

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 4300G and Intel Core i7-8700K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 4300G

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 6 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Launch date 21 Jul 2020 vs 5 January 2017
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache 2 MB vs 1 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-8700K

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
  • 4 more threads: 12 vs 8
  • Around 18% higher clock speed: 4.70 GHz vs 4.0 GHz
  • Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C
  • 3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 64 GB
  • Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2726 vs 2527
  • Around 26% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13620 vs 10791
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 6 vs 4
Number of threads 12 vs 8
Maximum frequency 4.70 GHz vs 4.0 GHz
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 95 °C
L3 cache 12288 KB vs 4 MB
Maximum memory size 128 GB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2726 vs 2527
PassMark - CPU mark 13620 vs 10791

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 4300G
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-8700K

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2527
2726
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
10791
13620
Name AMD Ryzen 3 4300G Intel Core i7-8700K
PassMark - Single thread mark 2527 2726
PassMark - CPU mark 10791 13620
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1276
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 6678
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 5050
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 9.279
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 88.131
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.084
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 4.763
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 12.047
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2083
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 4305
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 7198
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2083
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 4305
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 7198

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 3 4300G Intel Core i7-8700K

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 2 Coffee Lake
Launch date 21 Jul 2020 5 January 2017
OPN Tray 100-000000144
Place in performance rating 909 927
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $420
Price now $358.99
Processor Number i7-8700K
Series 8th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 13.10

Performance

Base frequency 3.8 GHz 3.70 GHz
L1 cache 256 KB 256 KB
L2 cache 2 MB 1 MB
L3 cache 4 MB 12288 KB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 95 °C 100°C
Maximum frequency 4.0 GHz 4.70 GHz
Number of cores 4 6
Number of GPU cores 6
Number of threads 8 12
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 43.71 GB/s 41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 64 GB 128 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-3200 DDR4-2666

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 1700 MHz 350 MHz
iGPU core count 6
Processor graphics Radeon Vega 6 Intel® UHD Graphics 630
Device ID 0x3E92
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 64 GB

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 45-65 Watt
Sockets supported AM4 FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution PCG 2015D (130W)

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability 1S Only

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2304@24Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.5

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)