AMD Ryzen 7 1700X vs Intel Core i9 7900X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 7 1700X with 8 cores 3.4GHz and Intel Core i9 7900X with 10 cores 3.3GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.4GHz vs 3.3GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 14MB)

Lower TDP (95W vs 140W)

Intel Core i9 7900X 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (79.47GB/s vs 39.74GB/s)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

971

Intel Core i9 7900X +23%

1203

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

8737

Intel Core i9 7900X +35%

11804

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

949

Intel Core i9 7900X +39%

1323

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

4457

Intel Core i9 7900X +91%

8536

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

937

Intel Core i9 7900X +20%

1127

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

6302

Intel Core i9 7900X +61%

10189

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

2084

Intel Core i9 7900X +22%

2556

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

15538

Intel Core i9 7900X +35%

20991

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

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Intel Core i9 7900X

General Parameters

Mar 2017

Release Date

May 2017

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen

Core Architecture

Skylake

-

Processor Number

i9-7900X

AM4

Socket

LGA-2066

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

-

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

AM4

Socket

LGA-2066

95 W

Power Consumption

140 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

10

16

Performance Core Threads

20

3.4 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.3 GHz

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.3 GHz

8

Total Core Count

10

16

Total Thread Count

20

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

34x

Multiplier

33x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

1 MB per core

16 MB shared

L3 Cache

14 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-2666

64 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

4

39.74 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

79.47 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

Official Website

Intel Core i9 7900X

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

20

PCIe Lanes

44

-

Extended Instruction Set

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

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