AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs Intel Core i9 7960X
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 7 1700 with 8 cores 3.0GHz and Intel Core i9 7960X with 16 cores 2.8GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.0GHz vs 2.8GHz)
Lower TDP (65W vs 165W)
Intel Core i9 7960X 's Advantages
Released 6 months late
Larger memory bandwidth (79.47GB/s vs 39.74GB/s)
Larger L3 cache size (22MB vs 16MB)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 7 1700
943
Intel Core i9 7960X
+16%
1099
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 7 1700
8046
Intel Core i9 7960X
+175%
22189
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 7 1700
1007
Intel Core i9 7960X
+30%
1313
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 7 1700
4364
Intel Core i9 7960X
+107%
9066
Geekbench 5 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 7 1700
953
Intel Core i9 7960X
+16%
1111
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 7 1700
6212
Intel Core i9 7960X
+120%
13687
Passmark CPU Single Core
AMD Ryzen 7 1700
1981
Intel Core i9 7960X
+25%
2489
Passmark CPU Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 7 1700
14717
Intel Core i9 7960X
+82%
26917
General Parameters
Mar 2017
Release Date
Sep 2017
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Zen
Core Architecture
Skylake
-
Processor Number
i9-7960X
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
165 W
95 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
98 °C
CPU Performance
8
Performance Cores
16
16
Performance Core Threads
32
3.0 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.8 GHz
3.7 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.2 GHz
8
Total Core Count
16
16
Total Thread Count
32
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
30x
Multiplier
28x
96 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
512 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
16 MB shared
L3 Cache
22 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2666
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
64 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
4
39.74 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
79.47 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
No
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
3.0
20
PCIe Lanes
44
-
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
