AMD Ryzen 3 1200 vs Intel Core i7 7740X

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AMD Ryzen 3 1200

Intel Core i7 7740X

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 3 1200 with 4 cores 3.1GHz and Intel Core i7 7740X with 4 cores 4.3GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 3 1200 's Advantages

Lower TDP (65W vs 112W)

Intel Core i7 7740X 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (42.7GB/s vs 39.74GB/s)

Higher base frequency (4.3GHz vs 3.1GHz)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 3 1200

1216

Intel Core i7 7740X +27%

1553

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 3 1200

3709

Intel Core i7 7740X +48%

5516

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 3 1200

928

Intel Core i7 7740X +39%

1291

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 3 1200

3042

Intel Core i7 7740X +64%

5001

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 3 1200

1924

Intel Core i7 7740X +43%

2759

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 3 1200

6284

Intel Core i7 7740X +56%

9824

AMD Ryzen 3 1200

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Intel Core i7 7740X

General Parameters

Jul 2017

Release Date

May 2017

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen

Core Architecture

Kaby Lake

-

Processor Number

i7-7740X

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

112 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100 °C

CPU Performance

4

Performance Cores

4

Performance Core Threads

8

3.1 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

4.3 GHz

3.4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.5 GHz

4

Total Core Count

4

Total Thread Count

8

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

-

31x

Multiplier

43x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

8 MB shared

L3 Cache

8 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-2666

64 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

39.74 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

42.7 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 3 1200

Official Website

Intel Core i7 7740X

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

20

PCIe Lanes

16

-

Extended Instruction Set

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

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