AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs Intel Core i7 7740X
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 with 6 cores 3.2GHz and Intel Core i7 7740X with 4 cores 4.3GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 's Advantages
Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 8MB)
Lower TDP (65W vs 112W)
Intel Core i7 7740X 's Advantages
Larger memory bandwidth (42.7GB/s vs 39.74GB/s)
Higher base frequency (4.3GHz vs 3.2GHz)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
1144
Intel Core i7 7740X
+35%
1553
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
5129
Intel Core i7 7740X
+7%
5516
Geekbench 5 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
924
Intel Core i7 7740X
+39%
1291
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
+1%
5065
Intel Core i7 7740X
5001
Passmark CPU Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
2060
Intel Core i7 7740X
+33%
2759
Passmark CPU Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
+24%
12279
Intel Core i7 7740X
9824
General Parameters
Apr 2017
Release Date
May 2017
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Zen
Core Architecture
Kaby Lake
-
Processor Number
i7-7740X
AM4
Socket
LGA-2066
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Package
4.8 billions
Transistor Count
-
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
112 W
95 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
4
12
Performance Core Threads
8
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.3 GHz
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.5 GHz
6
Total Core Count
4
12
Total Thread Count
8
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
-
32x
Multiplier
43x
96 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
512 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
16 MB shared
L3 Cache
8 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
39.74 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
42.7 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
No
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
3.0
20
PCIe Lanes
16
-
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
