AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT vs Intel Core i7-8700K

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT and Intel Core i7-8700K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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 5 3600XT

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 5 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
  • 3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2760 vs 2727
  • Around 37% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 18641 vs 13622
Specifications (specs)
Launch date July 2020 vs 5 January 2017
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache 3 MB vs 1 MB
L3 cache 32 MB vs 12288 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2760 vs 2727
PassMark - CPU mark 18641 vs 13622

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-8700K

  • Around 4% higher clock speed: 4.70 GHz vs 4.5 GHz
  • Around 3% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 5050 vs 4915
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 4.70 GHz vs 4.5 GHz
Benchmarks
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 5050 vs 4915

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-8700K

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2760
2727
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
18641
13622
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score
CPU 1
CPU 2
4915
5050
Name AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT Intel Core i7-8700K
PassMark - Single thread mark 2760 2727
PassMark - CPU mark 18641 13622
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 4915 5050
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1276
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 6678
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 5 3600XT Intel Core i7-8700K

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 2 Coffee Lake
Launch date July 2020 5 January 2017
Launch price (MSRP) $250 $420
OPN PIB 100-100000281BOX
Place in performance rating 920 929
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
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
L2 cache 3 MB 1 MB
L3 cache 32 MB 12288 KB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 14 nm
Maximum frequency 4.5 GHz 4.70 GHz
Number of cores 6 6
Number of threads 12 12
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache 256 KB
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C
Maximum core temperature 100°C

Memory

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

Compatibility

Sockets supported AM4 FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 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

Max number of PCIe lanes 20 16
PCI Express revision 4.0 3.0
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability 1S Only

Graphics

Device ID 0x3E92
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
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
Processor graphics Intel® UHD Graphics 630

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

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)