AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 vs Intel Core i5-8600T

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 and Intel Core i5-8600T processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700

Intel Core i5-8600T

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 5 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
10 more threads: 16 vs 6
Around 19% higher clock speed: 4.4 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3.6x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2681 vs 2277
2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22830 vs 9286

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	30 Sep 2019 vs April 2018
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 6
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	512 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	32 MB vs 9216 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2681 vs 2277
PassMark - CPU mark	22830 vs 9286

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-8600T

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95 °C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-8600T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2681

2277

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

22830

9286

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700	Intel Core i5-8600T
PassMark - Single thread mark	2681	2277
PassMark - CPU mark	22830	9286
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1753
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1753
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		3103
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		3103
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		5691
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		5691

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700	Intel Core i5-8600T
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Coffee Lake
Family	Ryzen 7
Launch date	30 Sep 2019	April 2018
OPN Tray	100-000000073
Place in performance rating	699	712
Processor Number	PRO 3700	i5-8600T
Series	3000	8th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$373.99
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		8.59
Performance
Base frequency	3.6 GHz	2.30 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	32 MB	9216 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	8	6
Number of threads	16	6
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	47.68 GB/s	41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2666
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		25 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		1.80 GHz
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015A (35W)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	16
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
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
Device ID		0x3E92
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.15 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