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Core i7-8700 vs Ryzen 7 1700


Description
The i7-8700 is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the 1700 is based on Zen.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-8700 gets a score of 389 k points while the 1700 gets 333.3 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-8700 is 1.2 times faster than the 1700. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906ea
800f11
Core
Coffee Lake-S
Summit Ridge
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.2 GHz
3 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.6 GHz
3.7 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
AM4
Cores/Threads
6/12
8/16
TDP
65 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
8x64+8x32 kB
Cache L2
6x256 kB
8x512 kB
Cache L3
12288 kB
2x8192 kB
Date
October 2017
March 2017
Mean monothread perf.
75.01k points
52.69k points
Mean multithread perf.
388.95k points
333.31k 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
i7-8700
1700
Test#1 (Integers)
16.57k
13.95k (x0.84)
Test#2 (FP)
25.52k
22.02k (x0.86)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.01k
5.17k (x0.86)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.82k
16.61k (x1.3)
TOTAL
60.92k
57.75k (x0.95)

Multithread

i7-8700

1700
Test#1 (Integers)
101.85k
120.59k (x1.18)
Test#2 (FP)
170.31k
197.34k (x1.16)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
43.12k
56.83k (x1.32)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.11k
6.41k (x0.9)
TOTAL
322.39k
381.16k (x1.18)

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
i7-8700
1700
Test#1 (Integers)
29.25k
12.65k (x0.43)
Test#2 (FP)
25.98k
20.95k (x0.81)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.05k
4.63k (x0.76)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.74k
14.47k (x1.05)
TOTAL
75.01k
52.69k (x0.7)

Multithread

i7-8700

1700
Test#1 (Integers)
182.56k
101.78k (x0.56)
Test#2 (FP)
159.9k
177.57k (x1.11)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
38.18k
47.18k (x1.24)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.31k
6.78k (x0.82)
TOTAL
388.95k
333.31k (x0.86)

Performance/W
i7-8700
1700
Test#1 (Integers)
2809 points/W
1566 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2460 points/W
2732 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
587 points/W
726 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
128 points/W
104 points/W
TOTAL
5984 points/W
5128 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-8700
1700
Test#1 (Integers)
6358 points/GHz
3419 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5647 points/GHz
5661 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1316 points/GHz
1251 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2986 points/GHz
3911 points/GHz
TOTAL
16307 points/GHz
14241 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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