Intel Core i7 7740X vs AMD Ryzen 3 4100

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Intel Core i7 7740X

AMD Ryzen 3 4100

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 7740X with 4 cores 4.3GHz and AMD Ryzen 3 4100 with 4 cores 3.8GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i7 7740X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (4.3GHz vs 3.8GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (8MB vs 4MB)

AMD Ryzen 3 4100 's Advantages

Released 4 years and 11 months late

Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2666)

Newer PCIe version (3 vs 3.0)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)

Lower TDP (65W vs 112W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 7740X +3%

1553

AMD Ryzen 3 4100

1499

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 7740X +20%

5516

AMD Ryzen 3 4100

4574

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i7 7740X +10%

1291

AMD Ryzen 3 4100

1167

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 7740X +9%

5001

AMD Ryzen 3 4100

4580

Intel Core i7 7740X

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AMD Ryzen 3 4100

General Parameters

May 2017

Release Date

Apr 2022

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

-

Kaby Lake

Core Architecture

Renoir

i7-7740X

Processor Number

-

LGA-2066

Socket

AMD Socket AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

-

Generation

Ryzen 3 (Zen 2 (Renoir))

Package

-

Transistor Count

9.8 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

112 W

Power Consumption

65 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

Foundry

TSMC

-

Die Size

156 mm²

CPU Performance

4

Performance Cores

-

8

Performance Core Threads

-

4.3 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.8 GHz

4.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4 GHz

4

Total Core Count

4

8

Total Thread Count

8

-

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

43x

Multiplier

38.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 KB per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

2 MB

8 MB shared

L3 Cache

4 MB

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

-

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

64 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

42.7 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

-

No

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i7 7740X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 3 4100

3.0

PCIe Version

3

16

PCIe Lanes

20

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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