AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Intel Core i7 7700K

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We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X with 6 cores 3.6GHz and Intel Core i7 7700K with 4 cores 4.2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X's Advantages

Released 1 years and 3 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-2933 vs DDR4-2400)

Larger memory bandwidth (43.71GB/s vs 35.76GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 8MB)

Intel Core i7 7700K's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

Higher base frequency (4.2GHz vs 3.6GHz)

Lower TDP (91W vs 95W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

1094

Intel Core i7 7700K +10%

1206

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X +27%

7523

Intel Core i7 7700K

5896

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

1164

Intel Core i7 7700K +33%

1557

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

5236

Intel Core i7 7700K

5260

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

1048

Intel Core i7 7700K +7%

1129

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X +22%

5787

Intel Core i7 7700K

4705

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

2370

Intel Core i7 7700K +14%

2712

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X +45%

13981

Intel Core i7 7700K

9594

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

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Intel Core i7 7700K

General Parameters

Apr 2018

Release Date

Jan 2017

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen+

Core Architecture

Kaby Lake

-

Processor Number

i7-7700K

AM4

Socket

LGA-1151

N/A

Integrated Graphics

HD Graphics 630

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

-

12 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

AM4

Socket

LGA-1151

95 W

Power Consumption

91 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

4

12

Performance Core Threads

8

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.5 GHz

6

Total Core Count

4

12

Total Thread Count

8

100MHz

Bus Frequency

42MHz

36x

Multiplier

100x

96K per core

L1 Cache

64K per core

512K per core

L2 Cache

256K per core

16MB shared

L3 Cache

8MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR4-2400, DDR3L-1600

64GB

Max Memory Size

64GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

43.71 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

35.76 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

True

-

GPU Base Frequency

350 MHz

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1150 MHz

-

Shader Units

192

-

Texture Units

24

-

Raster Operation Units

3

-

Execution Units

24

-

Power Consumption

15 W

-

Max Resolution

4096x2304 - 60 Hz

-

Graphics Performance

0.44 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Official Website

Intel Core i7 7700K

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

20

PCIe Lanes

16

-

Extended Instruction Set

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

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