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Ryzen 5 2600 vs Core i7-8700k


Description
The 2600 is based on Zen+ architecture while the i7-8700k is based on Coffee Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 2600 gets a score of 291.5 k points while the i7-8700k gets 443.8 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-8700k is 1.5 times faster than the 2600. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
800f82
906ea
Core
Pinnacle Ridge
Coffee Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.4 GHz
3.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.9 GHz
4.7 GHz
Socket
AM4
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
6/12
6/12
TDP
65 W
95 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x64+6x32 kB
6x32+6x32 kB
Cache L2
6x512 kB
6x256 kB
Cache L3
2x8192 kB
12288 kB
Date
April 2018
October 2017
Mean monothread perf.
57.13k points
80.6k points
Mean multithread perf.
291.53k points
443.77k points

Non-optimized benchmark
The benchmark in Mode 0 (FPU) measures cpu performance with non-optimized software. It uses the basic µinstructions from the i386 architecture with the i387 floating point unit. This mode is compatible with all CPUs so it's practical to compare very different CPUs
Monothread
2600
i7-8700k
Test#1 (Integers)
3.41k
4.13k (x1.21)
Test#2 (FP)
15.96k
16.96k (x1.06)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.69k
5.56k (x1.19)
Test#1 (Memory)
17.42k
12.85k (x0.74)
TOTAL
41.47k
39.5k (x0.95)

Multithread

2600

i7-8700k
Test#1 (Integers)
20.88k
24.01k (x1.15)
Test#2 (FP)
110.37k
108.69k (x0.98)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
39.25k
36.62k (x0.93)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.66k
9.33k (x1.4)
TOTAL
177.16k
178.64k (x1.01)

AVX2 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode III (AVX2), like AVX1, is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the second version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX2 compatible CPU was released in 2013.
Monothread
2600
i7-8700k
Test#1 (Integers)
13.76k
31.2k (x2.27)
Test#2 (FP)
23.03k
27.82k (x1.21)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.12k
6.57k (x1.28)
Test#1 (Memory)
15.23k
15k (x0.99)
TOTAL
57.13k
80.6k (x1.41)

Multithread

2600

i7-8700k
Test#1 (Integers)
83.23k
202.42k (x2.43)
Test#2 (FP)
161.06k
186.33k (x1.16)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
40.52k
44.96k (x1.11)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.73k
10.05k (x1.49)
TOTAL
291.53k
443.77k (x1.52)

Performance/W
2600
i7-8700k
Test#1 (Integers)
1281 points/W
2131 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2478 points/W
1961 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
623 points/W
473 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
103 points/W
106 points/W
TOTAL
4485 points/W
4671 points/W

Performance/GHz
2600
i7-8700k
Test#1 (Integers)
3529 points/GHz
6639 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5904 points/GHz
5919 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1313 points/GHz
1397 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
3904 points/GHz
3192 points/GHz
TOTAL
14650 points/GHz
17148 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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