Core i7-8700 vs Ryzen 5 5500F
Intel · Released Oct 5, 2017
DiscontinuedCore i7-8700
- SocketLGA1151 v2
- MemoryDDR4
- LGA1151 v2: Needs a 300-series motherboard; doesn't fit 100- or 200-series boards despite the same socket.
- Threads
- 12
- Cores
- 6
- Max Boost
- 4.6GHz
- L3 Cache
- 12MB
- Base Clock
- 3.2GHz
- TDP
- 65W
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Core i7-8700 has about a 2% higher spec score than Ryzen 5 5500F and launched at $204 more.
$303
Launch MSRP
$99(better)
41.8(better)
Spec score
41.1
12
Threads
12
6
Cores
6
4.6GHz(better)
Max Boost
4.4GHz
12MB
L3 Cache
16MB(better)
3.2GHz(better)
Base Clock
3GHz
65W
TDP
65W
LGA1151 v2
Socket
AM4
DDR4
MemorySame
DDR4
Oct 5, 2017
Released
Sep 10, 2026