AMD Ryzen 7 8700G vs Intel Core i7-8700B

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Ryzen 7 8700G CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-8700B
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Intel Core i7-8700B

CPU comparison

AMD Ryzen 7 8700G or Intel Core i7-8700B - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD Ryzen 7 8700G has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.10 GHz. Up to 256 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 7 8700G was released in Q1/2024.

The Intel Core i7-8700B has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-8700B was released in Q2/2018.
AMD Ryzen 7 (70) Family Intel Core i7 (298)
AMD Ryzen 8000G (14) CPU group Intel Core i 8000 (20)
6 Generation 8
Phoenix (Zen 4) Architecture Coffee Lake S
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 7 8700G has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 7 8700G is 4.20 GHz (5.10 GHz) while the Intel Core i7-8700B has 6 CPU cores and 12 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-8700B is at 3.20 GHz (4.60 GHz).

AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Characteristic Intel Core i7-8700B
8 Cores 6
16 Threads 12
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
Yes Overclocking ? No
4.20 GHz Frequency 3.20 GHz
5.10 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.60 GHz
4.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Characteristic Intel Core i7-8700B
AMD Ryzen™ AI AI hardware --
AMD dedicated AI XDNA Technology @ 16 TOPS AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The AMD Ryzen 7 8700G or Intel Core i7-8700B has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

AMD Radeon 780M GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
0.80 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
2.90 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.15 GHz
3 GPU Generation 9.5
4 nm Technology 14 nm
4 Max. displays 3
12 Compute units 24
768 Shader 192
Yes Hardware Raytracing No
AMD FSR Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory 64 GB
12 DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

AMD Radeon 780M GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Ryzen 7 8700G can use up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 83.2 GB/s. The Intel Core i7-8700B supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 42.7 GB/s.

AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Characteristic Intel Core i7-8700B
DDR5-5200 Memory DDR4-2666
256 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
83.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 42.7 GB/s
No ECC No
8.00 MB L2 Cache --
16.00 MB L3 Cache 12.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 3.0
20 PCIe lanes 16
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Ryzen 7 8700G is 65 W, while the Intel Core i7-8700B has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Characteristic Intel Core i7-8700B
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
45 W TDP down --
95 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 7 8700G is manufactured in 4 nm and has 24.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i7-8700B is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 12.00 MB cache.

AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Characteristic Intel Core i7-8700B
4 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
AM5 (LGA 1718) Socket BGA 1440
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2024 Release date Q2/2018
329 $ Release price 340 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G (100%)
Intel Core i7-8700B (60%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 5 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G (100%)
Intel Core i7-8700B (42%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
104 (100%)
Intel Core i7-8700B Intel Core i7-8700B
6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz
69 (66%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
986 (100%)
Intel Core i7-8700B Intel Core i7-8700B
6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz
365 (37%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
1833 (100%)
Intel Core i7-8700B Intel Core i7-8700B
6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz
1146 (63%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
18040 (100%)
Intel Core i7-8700B Intel Core i7-8700B
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
7969 (44%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
2014 (100%)
Intel Core i7-8700B Intel Core i7-8700B
6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz
1172 (58%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
13217 (100%)
Intel Core i7-8700B Intel Core i7-8700B
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
5891 (45%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
2720 (100%)
Intel Core i7-8700B Intel Core i7-8700B
6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz
1459 (54%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
14326 (100%)
Intel Core i7-8700B Intel Core i7-8700B
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
6027 (42%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
AMD Radeon 780M @ 2.90 GHz
4513 (100%)
Intel Core i7-8700B Intel Core i7-8700B
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.15 GHz
442 (10%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
32036 (100%)
Intel Core i7-8700B Intel Core i7-8700B
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
12958 (40%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
707 (100%)
Intel Core i7-8700B Intel Core i7-8700B
6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
7061 (100%)
Intel Core i7-8700B Intel Core i7-8700B
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-8700B Intel Core i7-8700B
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
118 (100%)

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)

Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
18,040 CB R23 MC @ 83 W
217 (100%)
Intel Core i7-8700B Intel Core i7-8700B
3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

AI performance (NPU)

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is given here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher.

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
16 (100%)
Intel Core i7-8700B Intel Core i7-8700B
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Intel Core i7-8700B
Unknown Apple Mac mini (2018)

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