Intel Core i7 7700K vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X

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Intel Core i7 7700K

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 7700K with 4 cores 4.2GHz and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X with 64 cores 3.2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i7 7700K 's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

Higher base frequency (4.2GHz vs 3.2GHz)

Lower TDP (91W vs 350W)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 's Advantages

Released 6 years and 9 months late

Higher specification of memory (5200 vs 2400)

Larger memory bandwidth (166.4GB/s vs 35.76GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3.0)

Larger L3 cache size (256MB vs 8MB)

More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 14nm)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i7 7700K

1209

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X +56%

1891

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 7700K

5881

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X +1572%

98341

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 7700K

1557

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X +81%

2828

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 7700K

5260

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X +409%

26811

Intel Core i7 7700K

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X

General Parameters

Jan 2017

Release Date

Oct 2023

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

-

Kaby Lake

Core Architecture

Storm Peak

i7-7700K

Processor Number

-

LGA-1151

Socket

AMD Socket sTR5

HD Graphics 630

Integrated Graphics

N/A

-

Generation

Ryzen Threadripper (Zen 4 (Storm Peak))

Package

-

Transistor Count

52.56 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

5 nm

91 W

Power Consumption

350 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

Foundry

TSMC

-

Die Size

8x71 mm²

-

I/O Process Size

6 nm

-

I/O Die Size

388 mm

CPU Performance

4

Performance Cores

-

8

Performance Core Threads

-

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.2 GHz

4.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.1 GHz

4

Total Core Count

64

8

Total Thread Count

128

42 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

100x

Multiplier

32.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 KB per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

64 MB

8 MB shared

L3 Cache

256 MB

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

-

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2400, DDR3L-1600

Memory Types

DDR5-5200

64 GB

Max Memory Size

1 TB

2

Max Memory Channels

4

35.76 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

166.4 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

-

350 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

-

1150 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

-

192

Shader Units

-

24

Texture Units

-

3

Raster Operation Units

-

24

Execution Units

-

15 W

Power Consumption

-

4096x2304 - 60 Hz

Max Resolution

-

0.44 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

-

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i7 7700K

Official Website

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X

3.0

PCIe Version

5

16

PCIe Lanes

48

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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