AMD Ryzen 7 9700X vs AMD Ryzen 7 8700G

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

Review

Key Specs AMD Ryzen 7 9700X and AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
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 9700X
2213
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
1821
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
20228
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
18049
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
138
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
103
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
1299
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
995
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
4658
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
3916
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
37223
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
31619
Integer Math120.4 GOps/s102.8 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math79.1 GOps/s63.5 GOps/s
Prime Number Search191 M primes/s104 M primes/s
Random String Sort47 M strings/s45.7 M strings/s
Data Encryption21.9 GB/s22.8 GB/s
Data Compression438 MB/s386.1 MB/s
Physics2244 frames/s1661 frames/s
Extended Instructions353 M matrices/s29 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
3331
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
2635
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
17511
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
14225
File Compression1650 MB/s1440 MB/s
Clang Compilation140.9 KLines/s108.2 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser323.7 pages/s303.9 pages/s
PDF Rendering501 MP/sec402.6 MP/sec
Text Processing351.5 pages/s272 pages/s
Background Blur88.2 frames/s65.4 frames/s
Photo Processing127.3 frames/s108 frames/s
Ray Tracing30.6 MP/sec23.6 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
300.7
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
245.21

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 269.4 PPW 218.8 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 572.7 PPW 486.4 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 20 PPW 15.3 PPW
Blender / W 4.63 PPW 3.77 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer AMD AMD
Announced June, 3, 2024 January, 8, 2024
Type PC use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Zen 5 (Granite Ridge) Zen 4 (Phoenix)
Integrated GPU Radeon 610M Radeon 780M

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 8 8
Threads 16 16
Frequency 3.8 GHz 4.2 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.5 GHz 5.1 GHz
General
Cores count88
Threads count1616
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier38x42x
L1 cache80 KB/core64 KB/core
L2 cache1000 KB/core1000 KB/core
L3 Cache32 MB total16 MB total
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Package

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

Memory Support

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

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 4.0
Max PCIe Lanes 28 20

Results

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

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