Intel Core i7 7700K vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 7700K with 4 cores 4.2GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 1600X with 6 cores 3.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i7 7700K 's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

Higher base frequency (4.2GHz vs 3.6GHz)

Lower TDP (91W vs 95W)

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X 's Advantages

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-2666 vs DDR4-2400)

Larger memory bandwidth (39.74GB/s vs 35.76GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 8MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i7 7700K +30%

1215

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

930

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 7700K

5904

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X +8%

6409

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 7700K +49%

1557

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

1039

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 7700K +21%

5260

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

4315

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i7 7700K +14%

1129

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

988

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 7700K

4705

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X +24%

5881

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i7 7700K +23%

2712

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

2197

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i7 7700K

9594

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X +35%

13019

Intel Core i7 7700K

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AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

General Parameters

Jan 2017

Release Date

Apr 2017

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Kaby Lake

Core Architecture

Zen

i7-7700K

Processor Number

-

LGA-1151

Socket

AM4

HD Graphics 630

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

4.8 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

LGA-1151

Socket

AM4

91 W

Power Consumption

95 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

4

Performance Cores

6

8

Performance Core Threads

12

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

4.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4 GHz

4

Total Core Count

6

8

Total Thread Count

12

42 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

100x

Multiplier

36x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

8 MB shared

L3 Cache

16 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2400, DDR3L-1600

Memory Types

DDR4-2666

64 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

35.76 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

39.74 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

-

350 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

-

1150 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

-

192

Shader Units

-

24

Texture Units

-

3

Raster Operation Units

-

24

Execution Units

-

15 W

Power Consumption

-

4096x2304 - 60 Hz

Max Resolution

-

0.44 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

-

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i7 7700K

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

16

PCIe Lanes

24

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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