AMD Ryzen 7 8700G vs Intel Core i5-7300U

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 8700G and Intel Core i5-7300U 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, 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 7 8700G

  • CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
  • 12 more threads: 16 vs 4
  • Around 46% higher clock speed: 5.1 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 4 nm vs 14 nm
  • 4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 16x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 5.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 2.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3919 vs 1894
  • 8.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 31641 vs 3641
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 8 Jan 2024 vs 3 January 2017
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 8 vs 2
Number of threads 16 vs 4
Maximum frequency 5.1 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 4 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache 1 MB (per core) vs 512 KB
L3 cache 16 MB (shared) vs 3 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3919 vs 1894
PassMark - CPU mark 31641 vs 3641

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-7300U

  • Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95°C
  • 4.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 65 Watt
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 95°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-7300U

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3919
1894
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
31641
3641
Name AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Intel Core i5-7300U
PassMark - Single thread mark 3919 1894
PassMark - CPU mark 31641 3641
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 676
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1319
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 9.251
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 34.416
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.308
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 2.843
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 22.761
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1494
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1277
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2462
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1494
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1277
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2462

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Intel Core i5-7300U

Essentials

Launch date 8 Jan 2024 3 January 2017
Launch price (MSRP) $329 $281
Place in performance rating 160 1989
Architecture codename Kaby Lake
Price now $460.75
Processor Number i5-7300U
Series 7th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 3.30
Vertical segment Mobile

Performance

Base frequency 4.2 GHz 2.60 GHz
Die size 178 mm²
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 128 KB
L2 cache 1 MB (per core) 512 KB
L3 cache 16 MB (shared) 3 MB
Manufacturing process technology 4 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 95°C 100°C
Maximum frequency 5.1 GHz 3.50 GHz
Number of cores 8 2
Number of threads 16 4
Transistor count 25,000 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 4 GT/s OPI

Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR5 DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 45 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM5 FCBGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt
Configurable TDP-down 7.5 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency 800 MHz
Configurable TDP-up 25 W
Configurable TDP-up Frequency 2.70 GHz
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 42mm X 24mm

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 4, 20 Lanes, (CPU only) 1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1
Max number of PCIe lanes 12
PCI Express revision 3.0

Graphics

Device ID 0x5916
Graphics base frequency 300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 32 GB
Processor graphics Intel® HD Graphics 620

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
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)

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® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
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)