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Ryzen 7 1700 vs Core i5-8500


Description
The 1700 is based on Zen architecture while the i5-8500 is based on Coffee Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 1700 gets a score of 333.3 k points while the i5-8500 gets 307.5 k points.

Summarizing, the 1700 is 1.1 times faster than the i5-8500. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
800f11
906ea
Core
Summit Ridge
Coffee Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3 GHz
3 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.7 GHz
4.1 GHz
Socket
AM4
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
8/16
6/6
TDP
65 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x64+8x32 kB
6x32+6x32 kB
Cache L2
8x512 kB
6x256 kB
Cache L3
2x8192 kB
9216 kB
Date
March 2017
March 2018
Mean monothread perf.
52.69k points
69.09k points
Mean multithread perf.
333.31k points
307.52k points

AVX optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode II (AVX) is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the first version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX compatible CPU was released in 2011.
Monothread
1700
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
13.95k
15.21k (x1.09)
Test#2 (FP)
22.02k
22.94k (x1.04)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.17k
5.54k (x1.07)
Test#1 (Memory)
16.61k
11.39k (x0.69)
TOTAL
57.75k
55.07k (x0.95)

Multithread

1700

i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
120.59k
79.52k (x0.66)
Test#2 (FP)
197.34k
107.78k (x0.55)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
56.83k
31.89k (x0.56)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.41k
13.37k (x2.09)
TOTAL
381.16k
232.55k (x0.61)

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
1700
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
12.65k
27.36k (x2.16)
Test#2 (FP)
20.95k
24.27k (x1.16)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.63k
5.69k (x1.23)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.47k
11.77k (x0.81)
TOTAL
52.69k
69.09k (x1.31)

Multithread

1700

i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
101.78k
144.77k (x1.42)
Test#2 (FP)
177.57k
129.04k (x0.73)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
47.18k
29.53k (x0.63)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.78k
4.18k (x0.62)
TOTAL
333.31k
307.52k (x0.92)

Performance/W
1700
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
1566 points/W
2227 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2732 points/W
1985 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
726 points/W
454 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
104 points/W
64 points/W
TOTAL
5128 points/W
4731 points/W

Performance/GHz
1700
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
3419 points/GHz
6673 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5661 points/GHz
5920 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1251 points/GHz
1388 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
3911 points/GHz
2870 points/GHz
TOTAL
14241 points/GHz
16850 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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