Intel Core i7 7700K vs AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 7700K with 4 cores 4.2GHz and AMD Ryzen 3 2300X with 4 cores 3.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i7 7700K 's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

Higher base frequency (4.2GHz vs 3.5GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (8MB vs 4MB)

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 8 months late

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

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

Lower TDP (65W vs 91W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 7700K +29%

1557

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

1201

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 7700K +57%

5260

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

3337

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i7 7700K +9%

1129

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

1035

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 7700K +36%

4705

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

3439

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i7 7700K +14%

2712

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

2364

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i7 7700K +26%

9594

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

7577

Intel Core i7 7700K

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AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

General Parameters

Jan 2017

Release Date

Sep 2018

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Kaby Lake

Core Architecture

Zen+

i7-7700K

Processor Number

-

LGA-1151

Socket

AM4

HD Graphics 630

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

4.8 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

12 nm

LGA-1151

Socket

AM4

91 W

Power Consumption

65 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

4

Performance Cores

4

8

Performance Core Threads

4

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.5 GHz

4.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4 GHz

4

Total Core Count

4

8

Total Thread Count

4

42 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

100x

Multiplier

35x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

128 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

8 MB shared

L3 Cache

4 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2400, DDR3L-1600

Memory Types

DDR4-2933

64 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

35.76 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

43.71 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

-

350 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

-

1150 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

-

192

Shader Units

-

24

Texture Units

-

3

Raster Operation Units

-

24

Execution Units

-

15 W

Power Consumption

-

4096x2304 - 60 Hz

Max Resolution

-

0.44 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

-

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i7 7700K

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

16

PCIe Lanes

20

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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