AMD Ryzen 7 2700 vs Intel Core i5 7640X

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AMD Ryzen 7 2700

Intel Core i5 7640X

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 7 2700 with 8 cores 3.2GHz and Intel Core i5 7640X with 4 cores 4.0GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 7 2700 's Advantages

Released 11 months late

Higher specification of memory (2933 vs 2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (43.71GB/s vs 42.7GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 6MB)

More modern manufacturing process (12nm vs 14nm)

Lower TDP (65W vs 112W)

Intel Core i5 7640X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (4.0GHz vs 3.2GHz)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700

1115

Intel Core i5 7640X +27%

1419

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700 +63%

6098

Intel Core i5 7640X

3726

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700

1013

Intel Core i5 7640X +22%

1237

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700 +59%

6735

Intel Core i5 7640X

4230

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700

2173

Intel Core i5 7640X +15%

2505

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700 +132%

15640

Intel Core i5 7640X

6735

AMD Ryzen 7 2700

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Intel Core i5 7640X

General Parameters

Apr 2018

Release Date

May 2017

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen+

Core Architecture

Kaby Lake

-

Processor Number

i5-7640X

AM4

Socket

LGA-2066

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

-

12 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

65 W

Power Consumption

112 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100 °C

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

4

16

Performance Core Threads

4

3.2 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

4.0 GHz

4.1 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.2 GHz

8

Total Core Count

4

16

Total Thread Count

4

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

-

36x

Multiplier

39x

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

6 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR4-2666

64 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

43.71 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

42.7 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 7 2700

Official Website

Intel Core i5 7640X

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

20

PCIe Lanes

16

-

Extended Instruction Set

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

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