Intel Core i7 7740X vs AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 7740X with 4 cores 4.3GHz and AMD Ryzen 7 1700X with 8 cores 3.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i7 7740X 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (42.7GB/s vs 39.74GB/s)

Higher base frequency (4.3GHz vs 3.4GHz)

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X 's Advantages

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 8MB)

Lower TDP (95W vs 112W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 7740X +63%

1553

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

949

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 7740X +23%

5516

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

4457

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i7 7740X +37%

1291

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

937

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 7740X

5001

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X +26%

6302

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i7 7740X +32%

2759

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

2084

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i7 7740X

9824

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X +58%

15538

Intel Core i7 7740X

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AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

General Parameters

May 2017

Release Date

Mar 2017

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Kaby Lake

Core Architecture

Zen

i7-7740X

Processor Number

-

LGA-2066

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

4.8 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

LGA-2066

Socket

AM4

112 W

Power Consumption

95 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

4

Performance Cores

8

Performance Core Threads

16

4.3 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.4 GHz

4.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.8 GHz

4

Total Core Count

8

Total Thread Count

16

-

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

43x

Multiplier

34x

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

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-2666

64 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

42.7 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

39.74 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i7 7740X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

16

PCIe Lanes

20

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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