Intel Core i7 7800X vs AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 7800X with 6 cores 3.5GHz 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 7800X 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (79.47GB/s vs 39.74GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 3.4GHz)

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X 's Advantages

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

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 8MB)

Lower TDP (95W vs 140W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i7 7800X

963

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

971

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 7800X

7269

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X +20%

8737

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 7800X +43%

1362

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

949

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 7800X +36%

6082

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

4457

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i7 7800X +14%

1069

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

937

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 7800X +4%

6578

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

6302

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i7 7800X +15%

2409

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

2084

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i7 7800X

12894

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X +20%

15538

Intel Core i7 7800X

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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

Skylake

Core Architecture

Zen

i7-7800X

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

140 W

Power Consumption

95 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

8

12

Performance Core Threads

16

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.4 GHz

4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.8 GHz

6

Total Core Count

8

12

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

35x

Multiplier

34x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

8 MB shared

L3 Cache

16 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2400

Memory Types

DDR4-2666

128 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

79.47 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

39.74 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i7 7800X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

28

PCIe Lanes

20

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512

Extended Instruction Set

-

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