AMD Ryzen 7 1800X vs Intel Core i7 7740X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 7 1800X with 8 cores 3.6GHz 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 7 1800X 's Advantages

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 8MB)

Lower TDP (95W vs 112W)

Intel Core i7 7740X 's Advantages

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

Higher base frequency (4.3GHz vs 3.6GHz)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 1800X

1096

Intel Core i7 7740X +41%

1553

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 1800X +8%

5970

Intel Core i7 7740X

5516

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 1800X

981

Intel Core i7 7740X +31%

1291

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 1800X +33%

6696

Intel Core i7 7740X

5001

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 1800X

2178

Intel Core i7 7740X +26%

2759

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 1800X +65%

16305

Intel Core i7 7740X

9824

AMD Ryzen 7 1800X

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Intel Core i7 7740X

General Parameters

Mar 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

AM4

Socket

LGA-2066

95 W

Power Consumption

112 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100 °C

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

4

16

Performance Core Threads

8

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

4.3 GHz

4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.5 GHz

8

Total Core Count

4

16

Total Thread Count

8

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

-

36x

Multiplier

43x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

16 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 7 1800X

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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