Intel Core i7 7700K vs AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 7700K with 4 cores 4.2GHz and AMD Ryzen 7 3700X with 8 cores 3.6GHz . 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 3.6GHz)

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 6 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-3200 vs DDR4-2400)

Larger memory bandwidth (47.68GB/s vs 35.76GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 8MB)

Lower TDP (65W vs 91W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i7 7700K

1215

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X +10%

1344

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 7700K

5904

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X +106%

12181

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 7700K

1557

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X +4%

1629

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 7700K

5260

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X +54%

8104

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i7 7700K

1129

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X +12%

1275

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 7700K

4705

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X +78%

8375

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i7 7700K +2%

2712

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

2646

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i7 7700K

9594

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X +135%

22611

Intel Core i7 7700K

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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

General Parameters

Jan 2017

Release Date

Jul 2019

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Kaby Lake

Core Architecture

Zen 2

i7-7700K

Processor Number

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LGA-1151

Socket

AM4

HD Graphics 630

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

3.8 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

LGA-1151

Socket

AM4

91 W

Power Consumption

65 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

4

Performance Cores

8

Performance Core Threads

16

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

4.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.4 GHz

4

Total Core Count

8

Total Thread Count

16

42 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

100x

Multiplier

36x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

8 MB shared

L3 Cache

32 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2400, DDR3L-1600

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

64 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

35.76 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

47.68 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 7 3700X

3.0

PCIe Version

4.0

16

PCIe Lanes

16

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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