AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D vs Intel Core i7-8700

Processor comparisons   09-07-2023
   If you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a decision after reading the comprehensive tests AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D vs Intel Core i7-8700 and see which is better for games or simple use for programming, machine learning, rendering, video editing, streaming. Here is useful information from many benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A careful review of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in special testing software such as Handbrake, RealBench, SuperPi, DaVinci Resolve Studio, GeekBench 6, 5.2, 3DMark, Blender, UserBenchmark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Prime95, Furmark, PassMark, MATLAB, 7zip, Gears 5, Blender, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, WPrime, VeraCrypt, PCMark 10, AIDA64, Dolphin Emulator.
   And how good the processors are in games:

Watch Dogs Legion
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Halo Infinite
Rainbow Six Siege
Valorant
Red Dead Redemption 2
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Last Man Standing
Cyberpunk 2077
Borderlands 3
Grand Theft Auto V
Valheim
Death Stranding
Fallout 76
Overwatch
DOOM: Eternal
Apex Legends
Fortnite

After looking at the data of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-8700 or AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Ryzen 5 5600X3D

56%

Core i7-8700

53%

This value shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 5 5600X3D is 5% better than Core i7-8700. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 5 5600X3D

55%

Core i7-8700

53%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a small game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Control, Forza Horizon 4, Metro Exodus, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), League of Legends (LOL), Monster Hunter World, DOTA 2A, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Horizon Zero Dawn, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Battlefield V, NBA 2K20, Ghostrunner, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Hitman 3, Half-Life: Alyx, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	97.4	94.8
Valorant	110.6	107.7
Cyberpunk 2077	62.0	60.3
Apex Legends	104.0	101.2
Call of Duty Warzone	83.0	80.8
Overwatch	89.6	87.2
Red Dead Redemption 2	76.3	74.3
DOOM Eternal	55.3	53.8
Warzone	86.3	84.0
Assassin's Creed	92.9	90.4
Valheim	91.8	89.4

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers that were in the comparisons not only did they have different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 5 5600X3D

52%

Core i7-8700

64%

To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i7-8700 is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 5 5600X3D as it consumes less power: 105W vs. 65W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, video rendering or video editing, machine learning, streaming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU includes all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum performance. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D	Intel Core i7-8700
Cinbench 15 Single-core	246	203
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1970	1434
Cinbench 20 Single-core	594	481
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	4579	3547
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1568	1146
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	11332	7969

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D	Intel Core i7-8700
Single-Core	3361	2706
Multi-Core	22260	13125

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D	Intel Core i7-8700
Single-Core	1654	1260
Multi-Core	9186	6618

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in the newest games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D	Intel Core i7-8700
Announcement date	April 04, 2023	October 01, 2017
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM4	FCLGA1151-2
Core name	Vermeer	Coffee Lake
Architecture	Zen 3	x86
Generation	5	8
Turbo Frequency	4.4 MHz	4.6 MHz
Frequency	3.3 MHz	3.2 MHz
Cores	6	6
Threads	12	12
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	6400 millions	3200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	105 W	65 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4-2666
Max. Memory		128 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200
Memory bandwidth		41.6 GB/s
L1 cache	384KB
L2 cache	3MB
L3 cache	96MB	12 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 5 5600X3D is 3% better than Core i7-8700 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D is better: 29
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-8700 is better: 7
Although it should be realized that all the number that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch the testing video and read the reviews of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D and Intel Core i7-8700 before making a choice which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D specs and review.

• Intel Core i7-8700 specs and review.

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D Processor Comparisons
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700G
• Vs Core i7-11700K
• Vs Core i9-10850K
• Vs Core i9-10900KF
• Vs Core i5-12400F
• Vs Core i3-13100
• Vs Core i5-12600
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900X
• Vs Core i3-13100F
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800X
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900X
• Vs Core i5-12400
• Vs Core i9-10900K
• Vs Core i5-12500
• Vs Ryzen 9 5950X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5600X
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700X
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800X3D
• Vs Ryzen 7 3700X
• Vs Ryzen 7 3800X
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 5845
• Vs Core i3-13300F
• Vs Core i3-12100F
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900XT
• Vs Ryzen 9 7950X3D
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600X
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600G
• Vs Ryzen 5 7600
• Vs Apple M1 Ultra
• Vs Core i3-13300
• Vs Ryzen 9 3950X
• Vs Ryzen 9 7900X
• Vs Ryzen 9 7950X
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600GE
• Vs Ryzen 9 7900X3D
• Vs Ryzen 7 7700
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900
• Vs Ryzen 9 7900
• Vs Core i5-12490F
• Vs Core i9-9900K
• Vs Core i3-12300
• Vs Ryzen 7 7800X3D
• Vs Core i9-11900K
• Vs Ryzen 7 7700X
• Vs Core i5-13400
• Vs Core i3-12100
• Vs Ryzen 5 7600X
• Vs Core i5-13400F
• Vs Core i5-13600
• Vs Core i5-13500
• Vs Core i7-13700
• Vs Core i7-13790F
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600
• Vs Core i9-13900F
• Vs Core i5-13600KF
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600X
• Vs Core i9-13900K
• Vs Core i5-13600K
• Vs Core i5-13490F
• Vs Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
• Vs Core i7-13700F
• Vs Ryzen 9 PRO 5945
• Vs Core i9-13900KS
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 3600
• Vs Core i7-11700
• Vs Core i7-12700
• Vs Core i9-12900KS
• Vs Core i9-12900
• Vs Core i7-12700K
• Vs Core i7-13700KF
• Vs Core i7-10700K
• Vs Core i7-12700F
• Vs Core i7-9700K
• Vs Core i7-8700K
• Vs Core i7-10700
• Vs Core i7-13700K
• Vs Core i9-13900KF
• Vs Core i9-13900
• Vs Core i9-12900K
• Vs Core i5-12600K
• Vs Ryzen 7 3800XT
• Vs Ryzen 7 2700X

Intel Core i7-8700 Processor Comparisons
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
• Vs Core i7-8700K
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600X
• Vs Ryzen 7 2700X
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600X
• Vs Core i9-9900K
• Vs Ryzen 7 4800H
• Vs Core i7-10700K
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600X
• Vs Ryzen 7 3700X
• Vs Core i9-10850K
• Vs Ryzen 7 3800X
• Vs Core i9-10900K
• Vs Core i7-10750H
• Vs Ryzen 5 1600
• Vs Core i7-9750H
• Vs Core i7-8750H
• Vs Core i5-9400F
• Vs Core i7-6700K
• Vs Ryzen 5 2400G
• Vs Core i7-4790K
• Vs Ryzen 5 3500U
• Vs Core i7-7700HQ
• Vs Ryzen 5 3400G
• Vs Core i5-10400F
• Vs Ryzen 9 3950X
• Vs Core i7-4790
• Vs Core i7-7700K
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900X
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900X
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800X
• Vs Core i7-10700
• Vs Core i7-1065G7
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600H
• Vs Core i7-6700
• Vs Core i5-10400
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600XT
• Vs Core i5-10210U
• Vs Core i5-9600K
• Vs Core i7-4770
• Vs Core i5-8400
• Vs Core i5-9300H
• Vs Core i7-1165G7
• Vs Core i7-10510U
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900XT
• Vs Ryzen 7 4700U
• Vs Ryzen 5 3500X
• Vs Core i7-9700K
• Vs Ryzen 5 4500U
• Vs Ryzen 3 3100
• Vs Core i5-1035G1
• Vs Core i5-10300H
• Vs Core i7-7700
• Vs Core i7-10875H
• Vs Core i5-1135G7
• Vs Core i3-10100
• Vs Ryzen 3 3200G
• Vs Core i5-8300H
• Vs Ryzen 7 2700
• Vs Core i7-9700
• Vs Core i5-10600K
• Vs Core i7-4770K
• Vs Ryzen 7 1700
• Vs Core i7-10700F
• Vs Core i5-9400
• Vs Ryzen 5 3550H
• Vs Core i9-9980XE
• Vs Core i9-9990XE
• Vs Xeon W-3175X
• Vs Core i9-9960X
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700G
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800H
• Vs Ryzen 9 5980HS
• Vs Ryzen 9 5980HX
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800U
• Vs Apple M1
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600G
• Vs Ryzen 9 4900U
• Vs Core i5-11600K
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4750GE
• Vs Ryzen 3 3300X
• Vs Core i5-1145G7
• Vs Ryzen 3 4300GE
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800
• Vs Core i7-1160G7
• Vs Core i3-10320
• Vs Core i7-9700E
• Vs Core i3-10100F
• Vs Ryzen 5 3350G
• Vs Xeon E5-2697R v4
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE
• Vs Xeon W-1290T
• Vs Core i5-10200H
• Vs Core i5-10600
• Vs Core i5-10500
• Vs Core i7-10700T
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4400GE
• Vs Core i7-10870H
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600HS
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600U
• Vs Xeon E5-2680R v4
• Vs Xeon W-2235
• Vs Core i5-10600T
• Vs Core i7-11800H
• Vs Core i3-10325
• Vs Core i3-10105
• Vs Core i5-1145GRE
• Vs Core i5-1145G7E
• Vs Core i5-1140G7
• Vs Core i5-11300H
• Vs Core i7-1185GRE
• Vs Core i7-1185G7E
• Vs Core i7-11375H
• Vs Core i7-1185G7
• Vs Core i7-11370H
• Vs Core i7-1180G7
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600E
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600HS
• Vs Ryzen 5 5500U
• Vs Ryzen 3 5400U
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600U
• Vs Core i9-10900T
• Vs Core i7-7820X
• Vs Ryzen 7 4800U
• Vs Core i7-6950X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
• Vs Core i9-9900
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X
• Vs Core i9-10980HK
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G
• Vs Core i9-10885H
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4400G
• Vs Core i9-10880H
• Vs Ryzen 7 1800X
• Vs Core i5-10600KF
• Vs Core i7-9700KF
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
• Vs Core i7-8086K
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U
• Vs Core i9-9900T
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 2700
• Vs Ryzen 7 2700E
• Vs Core i7-6900K
• Vs Core i7-9700F
• Vs Core i7-5960X
• Vs Ryzen 3 4300G
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4350GE
• Vs Core i7-7800X
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 1700
• Vs Core i7-10850H
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G
• Vs Ryzen 3 5300G
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4500U
• Vs Core i5-11260H
• Vs Core i7-1195G7
• Vs Core i7-11390H
• Vs Xeon W-10855M
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U
• Vs Celeron 7300
• Vs Celeron 7305
• Vs Pentium 8500
• Vs Pentium 8505
• Vs Ryzen 3 5425U
• Vs Core i7-9750HF
• Vs Core i9-9880H
• Vs Core i7-9850H
• Vs Core i7-8700B
• Vs Ryzen 5 3500
• Vs Ryzen 5 1600X
• Vs Core i3-13100F
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700X
• Vs Core i3-13300F
• Vs Ryzen 9 7900X3D
• Vs Core i5-7500
• Vs Core i3-8100
• Vs Core i5-6600K
• Vs Ryzen 5 4500
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600GE
• Vs Ryzen 3 5300GE
• Vs Ryzen 7 4700GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600G
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600GE
• Vs Ryzen 7 7800X3D
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4355G
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4355GE