Intel Core i9 7960X vs AMD Ryzen 7 7700X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 7960X with 16 cores 2.8GHz and AMD Ryzen 7 7700X with 8 cores 4.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 's Advantages

Released 5 years late

Integrated graphics card

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-5200 vs DDR4-2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (83.2GB/s vs 79.47GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (4.5GHz vs 2.8GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 22MB)

Lower TDP (105W vs 165W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 7960X

1099

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X +81%

1994

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7960X

14950

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X +34%

20058

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 7960X

1313

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X +115%

2824

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7960X

9066

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X +63%

14853

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i9 7960X

1111

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X +98%

2210

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7960X

13687

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X +2%

14074

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i9 7960X

2489

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X +71%

4263

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7960X

26917

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X +34%

36309

Intel Core i9 7960X

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AMD Ryzen 7 7700X

General Parameters

Sep 2017

Release Date

Sep 2022

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Skylake

Core Architecture

Raphael

i9-7960X

Processor Number

-

LGA-2066

Socket

AM5

N/A

Integrated Graphics

AMD Radeon™ Graphics

Package

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

5 nm

LGA-2066

Socket

AM5

165 W

Power Consumption

105 W

98 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

16

Performance Cores

8

32

Performance Core Threads

16

2.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

4.5 GHz

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.4 GHz

16

Total Core Count

8

32

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

28x

Multiplier

45x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

512 KB

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

8 MB

22 MB shared

L3 Cache

32 MB

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR5-5200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

79.47 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

83.2 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

-

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

true

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 7960X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X

3.0

PCIe Version

5.0

44

PCIe Lanes

24

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

Extended Instruction Set

-

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