AMD Ryzen 7 8700F vs AMD Ryzen 7 9700X

Compared 2 processors: AMD Ryzen 7 8700F, vs AMD Ryzen 7 9700X. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs AMD Ryzen 7 8700F and AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 8700F
1781
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
2213
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 8700F
17662
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
20228
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 8700F
110
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
138
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 8700F
1024
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
1299
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 8700F
3902
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
4658
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 8700F
31436
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
37223
Integer Math101.6 GOps/s120.4 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math63.3 GOps/s79.1 GOps/s
Prime Number Search103 M primes/s191 M primes/s
Random String Sort45.8 M strings/s47 M strings/s
Data Encryption22.4 GB/s21.9 GB/s
Data Compression381.6 MB/s438 MB/s
Physics1644 frames/s2244 frames/s
Extended Instructions288 M matrices/s353 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 8700F
2745
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
3331
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 8700F
14313
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
17511
File Compression1450 MB/s1650 MB/s
Clang Compilation107.4 KLines/s140.9 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser288.9 pages/s323.7 pages/s
PDF Rendering406.9 MP/sec501 MP/sec
Text Processing283.4 pages/s351.5 pages/s
Background Blur67.1 frames/s88.2 frames/s
Photo Processing112.9 frames/s127.3 frames/s
Ray Tracing24 MP/sec30.6 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 8700F
228.95
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
300.7

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 220.2 PPW 269.4 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 483.6 PPW 572.7 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 15.8 PPW 20 PPW
Blender / W 3.52 PPW 4.63 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer AMD AMD
Announced May, 14, 2024 June, 3, 2024
Type PC use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Zen 4 (Phoenix) Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Model number 8700F n/a
Integrated GPU No Radeon 610M

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 8 8
Threads 16 16
Frequency 4.1 GHz 3.8 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5 GHz 5.5 GHz
General
Cores count88
Threads count1616
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier41x38x
L1 cache64 KB/core80 KB/core
L2 cache1000 KB/core1000 KB/core
L3 Cache16 MB total32 MB total
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Package

Transistor count 25 billion 8.3 billion
Process tech. 4 nm 4 nm
Power (TDP) 45-65 W 65 W
Max TDP (Boost) 88 W 142 W
Socket AM5 AM5
Critical temp. 95 °C 95 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type DDR5-5200 DDR5-5600
Max Size 256 GB 192 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support No Yes

Other

PCIe Version 4.0 5.0
Max PCIe Lanes 20 28

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider AMD Ryzen 7 9700X the clear winner in this comparison.

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