Intel Core i7-8700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600

Processor comparisons   17-03-2021
   You may have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the full tests Intel Core i7-8700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and see which is better for games or normal use for video editing, streaming, machine learning, rendering, programming. Here is useful information from various benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A careful review of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in special test applications like Handbrake, 3DMark, PCMark 10, PassMark, Furmark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Prime95, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Dolphin Emulator, MATLAB, UserBenchmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, GeekBench 6, 5.2, 7zip, RealBench, WPrime, VeraCrypt, SuperPi, AIDA64, Blender, Gears 5, Blender.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 or Intel Core i7-8700.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i7-8700

53%

Ryzen 5 PRO 2600

54%

This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 is 1% better than Core i7-8700. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i7-8700

53%

Ryzen 5 PRO 2600

53%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And it is clear that 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. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a little game result, just 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: Metro Exodus, Control, Microsoft Flight Simulator, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, DOTA 2A, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Monster Hunter World, Battlefield V, League of Legends (LOL), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, NBA 2K20, Forza Horizon 4, Half-Life: Alyx, Hitman 3, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Horizon Zero Dawn, Ghostrunner, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO).

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	94.8	94.0
Valorant	107.7	106.8
Cyberpunk 2077	60.3	59.8
Apex Legends	101.2	100.4
Call of Duty Warzone	80.8	80.1
Overwatch	87.2	86.5
Red Dead Redemption 2	74.3	73.7
DOOM Eternal	53.8	53.4
Warzone	84.0	83.3
Assassin's Creed	90.4	89.7
Valheim	89.4	88.6

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: FullHD, 2K 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 get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i7-8700

64%

Ryzen 5 PRO 2600

54%

To make a finishing resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor 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 PRO 2600 since it has less power consumption: 65W vs. 65W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. 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 plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, programming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU includes all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum efficiency. You will find out 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 benefit of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i7-8700	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
Cinbench 15 Single-core	203	172
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1434	1347
Cinbench 20 Single-core	481	442
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	3547	2976
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1146	1145
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	7969	7928

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

	Intel Core i7-8700	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
Single-Core	2706	2281
Multi-Core	13125	13702

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

	Intel Core i7-8700	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
Single-Core	1260	1059
Multi-Core	6618	5863

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. The economy are obvious! It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i7-8700	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
Announcement date	October 01, 2017	April 01, 2018
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	FCLGA1151-2	AM4
Core name	Coffee Lake	Pinnacle Ridge
Architecture	x86	Zen 2
Generation	8	2
Turbo Frequency	4.6 MHz	3.9 MHz
Frequency	3.2 MHz	3.4 MHz
Cores	6	6
Threads	12	12
Bus rate	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Transistors count	3200 millions	3600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	65 W
Memory type	DDR4-2666	DDR4
Max. Memory	128 Gb
Memory Frequency		2933
Memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s
L1 cache		576KB
L2 cache		3MB
L3 cache	12 MB	16MB
Overclocking	Yes	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number		YD260BBBM6IAF YD260BBBAFMPK

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 is 5% 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 Intel Core i7-8700 is better: 26
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 is better: 9
However, it should be realized that all the data that you have looked at here do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch the testing video and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Core i7-8700 and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 before deciding which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

• Intel Core i7-8700 specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 specs and review.