AMD Ryzen 5 1500X VS Intel Core i7-8700B

Comparing AMD Ryzen 5 1500X vs Intel Core i7-8700B

Comparison of video cards AMD Ryzen 5 1500X vs Intel Core i7-8700B in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences Specifications Benchmarks

Differences

Top features of AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

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Higher clock speed

3.50 GHz 3.20 GHz

Around -9% better clock speed

Top features of Intel Core i7-8700B

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More number of cores

6 4

2 times more cores
Higher turbo clock speed

4.60 GHz 3.70 GHz

Around 20 % better overclocked clock speed

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X Intel Core i7-8700B

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of AMD Ryzen 5 1500X and Intel Core i7-8700B is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification	Value
Name	AMD Ryzen 5 1500X Intel Core i7-8700B
Segment	Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
Family	AMD Ryzen Intel Core i7
Generation	1 8
CPU group	AMD Ryzen 1000 Intel Core i 8000

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare AMD Ryzen 5 1500X vs Intel Core i7-8700B by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification	Value
Frequency	3.50 GHz 3.20 GHz
CPU Cores	4 6
Turbo (1 Core)	3.70 GHz 4.60 GHz
CPU Threads	8 12
Hyperthreading	Yes Yes
Overclocking	Yes No
Core architecture	normal normal

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD Ryzen 5 1500X and Intel Core i7-8700B along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification	Value
GPU name	no iGPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
GPU frequency	0.35 GHz
GPU (Turbo)	No turbo 1.15 GHz
Execution units	24
Shader	192
Max. GPU Memory	-- 64 GB
Max. displays	3
Generation	9.5
DirectX Version	12
Technology	14 nm
Release date	Q4/2017

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD Ryzen 5 1500X and Intel Core i7-8700B. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

Specification	Value
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No Decode / Encode
h264	No Decode / Encode
VP9	No Decode / Encode
VP8	No Decode / Encode
AV1	No No
AVC	No Decode / Encode
VC-1	No Decode
JPEG	No Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between AMD Ryzen 5 1500X and Intel Core i7-8700B you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification	Value
Memory type	DDR4-2666 DDR4-2666
Max. Memory	64 GB
ECC	Yes No
Memory channels	2 2
PCIe version	3.0 3.0
PCIe lanes	20 16

Encryption

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X and Intel Core i7-8700B.

Specification	Value
AES-NI	Yes Yes

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD Ryzen 5 1500X or Intel Core i7-8700B? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification	Value
TDP (PL1)	65 W 65 W
Tjunction max.	95 °C 100 °C

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD Ryzen 5 1500X and Intel Core i7-8700B CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification	Value
Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
Virtualization	AMD-V, SVM VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
L3-Cache	16.00 MB 12.00 MB
Architecture	Summit Ridge (Zen) Coffee Lake S
Technology	14 nm 14 nm
Socket	AM4 BGA 1440
Release date	Q1/2017 Q2/2018