AMD Ryzen 7 8700F vs AMD Ryzen 7 8700GE

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 8700F and AMD Ryzen 7 8700GE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals.

AMD Ryzen 7 8700F

AMD Ryzen 7 8700GE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 8700F

Around 4% higher clock speed: 5 GHz vs 4.8 GHz

Maximum frequency	5 GHz vs 4.8 GHz

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 8700GE

Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 7 8700F	AMD Ryzen 7 8700GE
Essentials
Launch date	1 Apr 2024
Launch price (MSRP)	$270
Place in performance rating	not rated	not rated
Performance
Base frequency	4.1 GHz	3.6 GHz
Die size	178 mm²	178 mm²
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	16 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm	4 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	95°C
Maximum frequency	5 GHz	4.8 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	16	16
Transistor count	25,000 million	25,000 million
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Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR5
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	45 Watt	45 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM5	AM5
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 4, 20 Lanes, (CPU only)	Gen 4, 20 Lanes, (CPU only)