Intel Core i7 8700T vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i7 8700T, vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core i7 8700T and AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
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)
Intel Core i7 8700T
n/a
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
1094
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i7 8700T
n/a
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
7523
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i7 8700T
n/a
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
68
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i7 8700T
n/a
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
485
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core i7 8700T
2302
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
2382
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i7 8700T
10163
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
13894
Integer Math37.7 GOps/s47.4 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math23.2 GOps/s24.3 GOps/s
Prime Number Search31 M primes/s38 M primes/s
Random String Sort18.9 M strings/s22.9 M strings/s
Data Encryption3.6 GB/s13.1 GB/s
Data Compression139.8 MB/s198.8 MB/s
Physics626 frames/s695 frames/s
Extended Instructions89 M matrices/s76 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i7 8700T
1403
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
1272
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i7 8700T
4985
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
5577
File Compression412 MB/s528.6 MB/s
Clang Compilation34.6 KLines/s46 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser128 pages/s133.2 pages/s
PDF Rendering159.1 MP/sec172.1 MP/sec
Text Processing126.3 pages/s112.6 pages/s
Background Blur25.1 frames/s24.5 frames/s
Photo Processing46.7 frames/s52.9 frames/s
Ray Tracing7.53 MP/sec9.89 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core i7 8700T
70.81
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
n/a

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 142.4 PPW 58.7 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 290.4 PPW 146.3 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W n/a 5.1 PPW
Blender / W 2.02 PPW n/a

General Info

Manufacturer Intel AMD
Announced April, 3, 2018 April, 19, 2018
Type PC use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Coffee Lake n/a
Model number i7-8700T n/a
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 630 No

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 6 6
Threads 12 12
Frequency 2.4 GHz 3.6 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 4 GHz 4.2 GHz
General
Cores count66
Threads count1212
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Bandwidth8 GT/sn/a
Multiplier24x36x
L1 cache64 KB/core96 KB/core
L2 cache256 KB/core512 KB/core
L3 Cache12 MB total16 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Package

Transistor count n/a 4.8 billion
Process tech. 14 nm 12 nm
Power (TDP) 35 W 95 W
Socket LGA-1151 AM4
Critical temp. 100 °C 95 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type DDR4-2666 DDR4-2933
Max Size 128 GB 64 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support No Yes
Max memory bandwidth 41.6 GB 43.71 GB

Other

PCIe Version 3.0 3.0
Max PCIe Lanes 16 20
Channels 41422 n/a

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