Intel Core i7 7740X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600

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Intel Core i7 7740X

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 7740X with 4 cores 4.3GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 2600 with 6 cores 3.4GHz . 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 3.4GHz)

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 4 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 8MB)

More modern manufacturing process (12nm vs 14nm)

Lower TDP (65W vs 112W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 7740X +32%

1553

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

1170

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 7740X +21%

5516

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

4526

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i7 7740X +25%

1291

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

1029

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 7740X

5001

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 +12%

5638

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i7 7740X +23%

2759

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

2242

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i7 7740X

9824

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 +33%

13124

Intel Core i7 7740X

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AMD Ryzen 5 2600

General Parameters

May 2017

Release Date

Sep 2018

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Kaby Lake

Core Architecture

Zen+

i7-7740X

Processor Number

-

LGA-2066

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

4.8 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

12 nm

112 W

Power Consumption

65 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

4

Performance Cores

6

8

Performance Core Threads

12

4.3 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.4 GHz

4.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.9 GHz

4

Total Core Count

6

8

Total Thread Count

12

-

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

43x

Multiplier

34x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

8 MB shared

L3 Cache

16 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-2933

64 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

42.7 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

43.71 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i7 7740X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

16

PCIe Lanes

20

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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