AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U vs Intel Core i7-8700K

Processor comparisons 13-08-2021

   If you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a choice by looking at the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U vs Intel Core i7-8700K tests and decide which is better for games or simple use for streaming, video editing, machine learning, programming, rendering. Here you can find all information from real video editing and streaming tests or various benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special test applications like WPrime, Blender, Dolphin Emulator, AIDA64, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Handbrake, Gears 5, RealBench, MATLAB, Blender, GeekBench 6, 5.2, 3DMark, PCMark 10, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, UserBenchmark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), 7zip, SuperPi, VeraCrypt, Furmark, PassMark, Prime95.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-8700K or AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U.

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 PRO 5650U

54%

Core i7-8700K

54%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U

53%

Core i7-8700K

54%

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 play games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a low game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: NBA 2K20, League of Legends (LOL), Forza Horizon 4, Ghostrunner, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Monster Hunter World, DOTA 2A, Battlefield V, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Metro Exodus, Half-Life: Alyx, Horizon Zero Dawn, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Control, Hitman 3, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO).

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	94.9	95.7
Valorant	107.8	108.7
Cyberpunk 2077	60.4	60.9
Apex Legends	101.3	102.2
Call of Duty Warzone	80.8	81.6
Overwatch	87.3	88.1
Red Dead Redemption 2	74.4	75.0
DOOM Eternal	53.9	54.4
Warzone	84.1	84.8
Assassin's Creed	90.5	91.3
Valheim	89.5	90.3

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 participating in the comparing not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K or FullHD. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U

329%

Core i7-8700K

49%

To make a finishing choice 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 Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U is more energy efficient than the Core i7-8700K as it consumes less power: 15W vs. 95W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video rendering or video editing, machine learning, programming, streaming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU uses all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to reach maximum performance. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U	Intel Core i7-8700K
Cinbench 15 Single-core	170	208
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1361	1447
Cinbench 20 Single-core	302	487
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	564	3689
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1253	1209
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	6995	8960

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U	Intel Core i7-8700K
Single-Core	2670	2760
Multi-Core	15986	13949

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U	Intel Core i7-8700K
Single-Core	1481	1402
Multi-Core	6716	7536

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U	Intel Core i7-8700K
Announcement date	March 16, 2021	October 01, 2017
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FP6	FCLGA1151-2
Core name	Cezanne	Coffee Lake
Architecture	Zen 3	x86
Generation	3	8
Turbo Frequency	4.2 MHz	4.7 MHz
Frequency	2.3 MHz	3.7 MHz
Cores	6	6
Threads	12	12
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	4600 millions	3200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	95 W
Memory type	DDR4 - Up to 3200MHz	DDR4-2666
Max. Memory		128 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth		41.6 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache	3MB
L3 cache	8MB	12 MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-000000290

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i7-8700K is 37% better than Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U 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 PRO 5650U is better: 9
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-8700K is better: 24
All the figures in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the opinion of real owners of AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U and Intel Core i7-8700K before making a selection which of the processors to buy for gaming.

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U - all data

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

• AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U specs and review.

• Intel Core i7-8700K specs and review.