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    AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT vs Intel Core i7-8700K

    AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
    AMD Socket AM4DESKTOP
    3800 MHz / Cores: 6 / Jul 2019
    AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
    Intel Core i7-8700K
    Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
    3700 MHz / Cores: 6 / Oct 2017
    Intel Core i7-8700K

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
      111%
    • Intel Core i7-8700K
      100%

    Relative performance

    Single thread performance index

    • AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
      104%
    • Intel Core i7-8700K
      100%

    Relative performance

    Multi thread performance index

    • AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
      117%
    • Intel Core i7-8700K
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT

    17% higher multi threaded performance.
    This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
    Around 11% higher average synthetic performance.

    Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-8700K

    Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT.
    AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT

    Gaming

    HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT

    Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
    No winner

    Productivity

    No clear winner declared

    Specifications

    Features

    AMD Ryzen 5 3600XTIntel Core i7-8700K
    MMX
    SSE
    SSE2
    SSE3
    SSSE3
    SSE4A
    SSE4.1
    SSE4.2
    AES
    AVX
    AVX2
    BMI1
    BMI2
    SHA
    F16C
    FMA3
    AMD64
    EVP
    AMD-V
    SMAP
    SMEP
    SMT
    Precision Boost 2
    XFR 2
    EIST
    Intel 64
    XD bit
    VT-x
    VT-d
    HTT
    AES-NI
    TSX
    TXT
    CLMUL
    Boost 2.0

    Architecture

    AMD Ryzen 5 3600XTIntel Core i7-8700K
    ArchitectureAMD Zen 2vsIntel_Coffelake
    MarketDesktopvsDesktop
    Memory SupportDDR4-3200 MHz Dual-channelvsDDR4
    CodenameMatisse 2vsCoffee Lake
    Release DateJul 2019vsOct 2017

    Cores

    AMD Ryzen 5 3600XTIntel Core i7-8700K
    Cores6vs6
    Threads12vs12
    SMPs1vs1
    Integrated GraphicsNovsIntel UHD 630

    Cache

    AMD Ryzen 5 3600XTIntel Core i7-8700K
    L1 Cache96K (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
    L2 Cache512K (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
    L3 Cache32MB (shared)vs12288 KB (shared)

    Physical

    AMD Ryzen 5 3600XTIntel Core i7-8700K
    SocketAMD Socket AM4vsIntel Socket 1151
    Max Case Temp95°Cvs72°C
    PackageµOPGA-1331vsFC-LGA1151
    Die Size74mm²vs151mm²
    Process7 nmvs14 nm

    Performance

    AMD Ryzen 5 3600XTIntel Core i7-8700K
    Cpu Frequency3800 MHzvs3700 MHz
    Turbo Clock4500 MHzvs4700 MHz
    Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
    VoltageN/Avsunknown
    TDP95 Wvs95 W

    Raw performance index

    Raw single-thread performance estimation

    • AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
      5040 points
    • Intel Core i7-8700K
      5640 points

    Points - higher is better

    Raw multi-thread performance estimation

    • AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
      31153 points
    • Intel Core i7-8700K
      31968 points

    Points - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

    • AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
      211
    • Intel Core i7-8700K
      202

    points - higher is better

    Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

    • AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT (simulated)
      1663.29
    • Intel Core i7-8700K
      1412

    points - higher is better

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