Intel Core i7-14700K vs AMD Ryzen 7 8700G

Last updated: 2024-02-08

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-14700K		AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
CPU comparison Intel Core i7-14700K or AMD Ryzen 7 8700G - 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 Intel Core i7-14700K has 20 cores with 28 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.60 GHz. Up to 192 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-14700K was released in Q4/2023. The AMD Ryzen 7 8700G has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 7 8700G was released in Q1/2024.

Intel Core i7 (298)	Family	AMD Ryzen 7 (67)
Intel Core i 14000 (23)	CPU group	AMD Ryzen 8000G (12)
14	Generation	6
Raptor Lake S Refresh	Architecture	Phoenix (Zen 4)
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
Intel Core i7-13700K	Predecessor	AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core i7-14700K has 20 CPU cores and can calculate 28 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-14700K is 3.40 GHz (5.60 GHz) while the AMD Ryzen 7 8700G has 8 CPU cores and 16 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 7 8700G is at 4.20 GHz (5.10 GHz).
Intel Core i7-14700K	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
20	Cores	8
28	Threads	16
hybrid (big.LITTLE)	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
Yes	Overclocking ?	Yes
3.40 GHz (5.60 GHz) 8x Raptor Cove	A-Core	4.20 GHz (5.10 GHz) 8x Zen 4
2.50 GHz (4.30 GHz) 12x Gracemont	B-Core	--
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning 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. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
Intel Core i7-14700K	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
--	AI hardware	AMD Ryzen AI
--	AI specifications	AMD dedicated AI XDNA Technology @ 16 TOPS

Internal Graphics The Intel Core i7-14700K or AMD Ryzen 7 8700G 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.
Intel UHD Graphics 770	GPU	AMD Radeon 780M
0.30 GHz	GPU frequency	0.80 GHz
1.60 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	2.90 GHz
11	GPU Generation	3
10 nm	Technology	4 nm
3	Max. displays	4
32	Compute units	12
256	Shader	768
No	Hardware Raytracing	Yes
No	Frame Generation	AMD FSR
64 GB	Max. GPU Memory	32 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.
Intel UHD Graphics 770	GPU	AMD Radeon 780M
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 / Encode	Codec VP9	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	Decode
Decode	Codec AV1	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	Decode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i7-14700K can use up to 192 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 89.6 GB/s. The AMD Ryzen 7 8700G supports up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 83.2 GB/s.
Intel Core i7-14700K	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200	Memory	DDR5-5200
192 GB	Max. Memory	256 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
89.6 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	83.2 GB/s
Yes	ECC	No
28.00 MB	L2 Cache	8.00 MB
33.00 MB	L3 Cache	16.00 MB
5.0	PCIe version	4.0
20	PCIe lanes	20
78.8 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	39.4 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i7-14700K is 125 W, while the AMD Ryzen 7 8700G has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Intel Core i7-14700K	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
125 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	65 W
253 W	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	45 W
100 °C	Tjunction max.	95 °C
Technical details The Intel Core i7-14700K is manufactured in 10 nm and has 61.00 MB cache. The AMD Ryzen 7 8700G is manufactured in 4 nm and has a 24.00 MB cache.
Intel Core i7-14700K	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
10 nm	Technology	4 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+	ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512
LGA 1700	Socket	AM5 (LGA 1718)
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	AMD-V, SVM
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q4/2023	Release date	Q1/2024
--	Release price	329 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i7-14700K (100%)

AMD Ryzen 7 8700G (87%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 5 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i7-14700K (100%)

AMD Ryzen 7 8700G (58%)

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.


	Intel Core i7-14700K 20C 28T @ 5.60 GHz	131 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 8700G 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	104 (79%)

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.


	Intel Core i7-14700K 20C 28T @ 5.60 GHz	2021 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 8700G 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	986 (49%)

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.


	Intel Core i7-14700K 20C 28T @ 5.60 GHz	2228 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 8700G 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	1833 (82%)

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.


	Intel Core i7-14700K 20C 28T @ 5.30 GHz	33572 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 8700G 8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz	18040 (54%)

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.


	Intel Core i7-14700K 20C 28T @ 5.60 GHz	2204 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 8700G 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	2014 (91%)

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.


	Intel Core i7-14700K 20C 28T @ 5.30 GHz	24218 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 8700G 8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz	13217 (55%)

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.


	Intel Core i7-14700K 20C 28T @ 5.60 GHz	2898 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 8700G 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	2720 (94%)

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.


	Intel Core i7-14700K 20C 28T @ 5.30 GHz	19765 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 8700G 8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz	14326 (72%)

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.


	Intel Core i7-14700K Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.60 GHz	820 (18%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 8700G AMD Radeon 780M @ 2.90 GHz	4513 (100%)

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.


	Intel Core i7-14700K 20C 28T @ 5.30 GHz	52885 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 8700G 8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz	32036 (61%)

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.


	Intel Core i7-14700K 33,572 CB R23 MC @ 209 W	161 (74%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 8700G 18,040 CB R23 MC @ 83 W	217 (100%)

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.


	Intel Core i7-14700K 20C 28T @ 5.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 8700G 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	707 (100%)

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.


	Intel Core i7-14700K 20C 28T @ 5.30 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 8700G 8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz	7061 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Core i7-14700K 20C 28T @ 5.30 GHz	908 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 8700G 8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz	0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Core i7-14700K 20C 28T @ 3.40 GHz	14988 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 8700G 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	0 (0%)

Performance for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)

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).


	Intel Core i7-14700K 20C 28T @ 3.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 8700G 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	16 (100%)

Devices using this processor
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