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Review

Intel Core i7 8700
AMD Ryzen 5 9500F
Single-Core Performance
44
84
Multi-Core Performance
20
44
Power Efficiency
42
77
Integrated Graphics
23
0
QucikComparison Final Score
34
67
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Key differences

Key distinctions and advantages between Intel Core i7 8700 and AMD Ryzen 5 9500F

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7 8700

  • + 6 cores / 12 threads with SMT
  • + DDR4 memory support
  • + LGA-1151 socket
  • + Coffee Lake architecture

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 9500F

  • + 6 cores / 12 threads with SMT
  • + DDR5 memory support
  • + AM5 socket
  • + Zen 5 (Granite Ridge) architecture

Pros & Cons

Intel Core i7 8700
  • Built-in integrated graphics
  • Limited single-core performance
  • Limited multi-threaded performance
  • Older generation architecture

"A entry-level Intel Core i7 8700 processor with strong single-core performance (44/100). Suited for basic computing tasks."

AMD Ryzen 5 9500F
  • Excellent single-core performance
  • Great power efficiency
  • Modern DDR5 memory support
  • Limited multi-threaded performance
  • No integrated graphics — discrete GPU required

"A mid-to-upper-range AMD Ryzen 5 9500F processor with strong single-core performance (84/100), excellent power efficiency. Suited for demanding workloads."

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Benchmarks

Blender
Blender CPU
Intel Core i7 8700
109.76
AMD Ryzen 5 9500F +98%
217.19
Cinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Intel Core i7 8700
71
AMD Ryzen 5 9500F +77%
126
Intel Core i7 8700 AMD Ryzen 5 9500F
Cinebench 2024 (Multi) 456 937

Specifications

GeekBench v6
Specification Intel Core i7 8700 ↗ AMD Ryzen 5 9500F ↗
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) 1455 3098
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) 6242 14001
File compression 440.7 MB/sec 1320 MB/sec
Clang compilation 49.1 Klines/sec 93.4 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 137.6 pages/sec 280.1 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 181.5 Mpixels/sec 367.1 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 150.9 pages/sec 330.6 pages/sec
Background blur 33.3 images/sec 73.1 images/sec
Photo processing 51 images/sec 119.7 images/sec
Ray tracing 10.6 Mpixels/sec 20 Mpixels/sec
PassMark
Specification Intel Core i7 8700 ↗ AMD Ryzen 5 9500F ↗
Passmark CPU (Single-Core) 2626 4203
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core) 12746 27713
Integer math 44.9 GOps/sec 84.1 GOps/sec
Floating point math 27.8 GOps/sec 55.4 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 35M Primes/sec 222M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 23.9M Strings/sec 33.1M Strings/sec
Data encryption 4.5 GBytes/sec 15.2 GBytes/sec
Data compression 186.6 MBytes/sec 317.6 MBytes/sec
Physics 732 Frames/sec 1853 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 12.4B Matrices/sec 25.5B Matrices/sec
Performance Per Watt
Specification Intel Core i7 8700 ↗ AMD Ryzen 5 9500F ↗
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 7 PPW 14.4 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 96 PPW 215.4 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 196.1 PPW 426.4 PPW
Blender / Watt 1.69 PPW 3.34 PPW
General
Specification Intel Core i7 8700 ↗ AMD Ryzen 5 9500F ↗
Vendor Intel Amd
Released October 5, 2017 September 16, 2025
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Coffee Lake Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Model number i7-8700 9500F
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 630 No
Qualcomm Equivalent
CPU
Specification Intel Core i7 8700 ↗ AMD Ryzen 5 9500F ↗
P-Cores 6 6
P-Threads 12 12
Base Frequency (P) 3.2 GHz 3.8 GHz
E-Cores
E-Threads
Base Frequency (E)
Total Cores 6 6
Total Threads 12 12
Multiplier 32x 38x
L1 Cache 64K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 256K (per core) 1MB (per core)
Unlocked Multiplier No Yes
Package
Specification Intel Core i7 8700 ↗ AMD Ryzen 5 9500F ↗
Transistors
Fabrication Process 14 nm 4 nm
TDP (PL1) 65 W 65 W
Socket LGA-1151 AM5
Peak Temperature 100°C 95°C
iGPU
Specification Intel Core i7 8700 ↗ AMD Ryzen 5 9500F ↗
Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 630
GPU Boost Clock 1200 MHz
Shading Units 192
TMUs 24
ROPs 3
Execution Units 24
iGPU FLOPS 0.5 TFLOPS
Memory Support
Specification Intel Core i7 8700 ↗ AMD Ryzen 5 9500F ↗
Memory Types - DDR4-2666 - DDR5-5600
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 256 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 41.6 GB/s 89.6 GB/s
ECC Support No Yes

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