Intel Core i7 7800X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 7800X with 6 cores 3.5GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 2500X with 4 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 7800X 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (79.47GB/s vs 43.71GB/s)

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 4 months late

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

Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3.5GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 8MB)

Lower TDP (65W vs 140W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 7800X +10%

1362

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

1234

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 7800X +42%

6082

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

4269

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i7 7800X +10%

1069

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

971

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 7800X +69%

6578

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

3880

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i7 7800X +4%

2409

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

2313

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i7 7800X +36%

12894

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

9465

Intel Core i7 7800X

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AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

General Parameters

May 2017

Release Date

Sep 2018

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Skylake

Core Architecture

Zen+

i7-7800X

Processor Number

-

LGA-2066

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

4.8 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

12 nm

LGA-2066

Socket

AM4

140 W

Power Consumption

65 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

4

12

Performance Core Threads

8

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4 GHz

6

Total Core Count

4

12

Total Thread Count

8

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

35x

Multiplier

36x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

8 MB shared

L3 Cache

16 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2400

Memory Types

DDR4-2933

128 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

79.47 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

43.71 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i7 7800X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

28

PCIe Lanes

20

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512

Extended Instruction Set

-

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