AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4200G vs Intel Core i7-8700

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4200G and Intel Core i7-8700 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability. 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).

AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4200G

Intel Core i7-8700

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4200G

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1.5 MB

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-8700

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 12% higher clock speed: 4.60 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95° C
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2640 vs 2564
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12833 vs 11315

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.60 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95° C
L1 cache	384 KB vs 256 KB
L3 cache	12288 KB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2640 vs 2564
PassMark - CPU mark	12833 vs 11315

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4200G
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-8700

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2564

2640

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

11315

12833

Name	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4200G	Intel Core i7-8700
PassMark - Single thread mark	2564	2640
PassMark - CPU mark	11315	12833
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1173
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5903
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		4810
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.323
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		84.295
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.14
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		4.787
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		11.951
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		2171
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		4740
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		7902
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		2171
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		4740
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		7902

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4200G	Intel Core i7-8700
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Coffee Lake
Launch date	Q3'2020	5 January 2017
Place in performance rating	886	895
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$312
Price now		$439.98
Processor Number		i7-8700
Series		8th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		10.15
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.8 GHz	3.20 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	1.5 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	12288 KB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95° C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz	4.60 GHz
Number of cores	4	6
Number of threads	8	12
Transistor count	9800 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory bandwidth		41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	1700 MHz	350 MHz
Number of pipelines	384
Processor graphics	Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000)	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
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FP6	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015C (65W)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
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)
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		3
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