AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D vs Intel Core i7-8700

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
Intel Core i7-8700 $303
16 Cores
32 Threads
4.3GHz Clock
6 Cores
12 Threads
3.2GHz Clock
Socket
AM5
Socket
LGA 1151
iGPU
Radeon 2CU 2200MHz RDNA 2
iGPU
UHD 630 1200MHz
GB6S 3,525
87%
GB6S 1,530
38%
GB6M 23,595
88%
GB6M 5,940
22%
CB23S 2,235
86%
CB23S 1,220
47%
CB23M 41,260
96%
CB23M 7,125
17%
Manufacturer
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Architecture
Zen 5
Architecture
Skylake
Family
Ryzen 9000
Family
Core 8th Gen
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Codename
Granite Ridge
Eldora
Granite Ridge 2CCD 3D
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Codename
Coffee Lake-S
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Coffee Lake-6C
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Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
1/6/2025
Release Date
1/1/2018
Foundry
TSMC
TSMC (IO Die)
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Foundry
Intel
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Node
N4X
N6 (IO Die)
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Node
14nm++
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Die Size
2x 71 mm²
122 mm² (IO Die)
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Die Size
150 mm²
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Transistor Count
2x 8.3 Billion
3.4 Billion (IO Die)
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Transistor Count
2.5 Billion
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16 Cores
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6 Cores
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32 Threads
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12 Threads
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4.3GHz
5.7GHz Boost
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3.2GHz
4.6GHz Boost
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Overclocking
Unlocked
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Overclocking
Locked
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Type
PCIe
Type
DMI
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Transfer Rate
32GT/s
Transfer Rate
8GT/s
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Lanes
8
Lanes
4
Bandwidth
32GB/s
Bandwidth
4GB/s
Bi-directional
64GB/s
Bi-directional
8GB/s
L0 Instruction
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L0 Instruction
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L0 Data
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L0 Data
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L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
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L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
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L1 Data
48KB/Core
12-way set associative
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L1 Data
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
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L2
1024KB/Core
16-way set associative
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L2
256KB/Core
4-way set associative
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L3
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64MB Shared
(64MB V-Cache)
16-way set associative
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L3
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12MB Shared
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16-way set associative
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Channels
2
Channels
2
Max Memory
192GB
Max Memory
128GB
ECC
Supported
ECC
Not Supported
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Clock
2800MHz
Transfer Rate
5600MT/s
Clock
1333MHz
Transfer Rate
2666MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
44.8GB/s
Bandwidth
89.6GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
21.3GB/s
Bandwidth
42.7GB/s
TDP
170W
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TDP
65W
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Temp
95°C Max
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Temp
100°C Max
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Included Cooler
Not Included
Included Cooler
Stock Cooler 115x-Al v2
PCIe 5.0 x24 Lanes
PCIe 3.0 x16 Lanes
Radeon 2CU 2200MHz RDNA 2
128 Shaders
2200MHz
UHD 630 1200MHz
192 Shaders
1200MHz
No NPU
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No NPU
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No Cellular
No Cellular
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