Intel Core i7 7740X vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 7740X with 4 cores 4.3GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT with 6 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)

AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 2 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-3200 vs DDR4-2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (47.68GB/s vs 42.7GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 8MB)

Lower TDP (95W vs 112W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 7740X

1553

AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT +13%

1767

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 7740X

5516

AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT +36%

7554

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i7 7740X

1291

AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT +3%

1339

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 7740X

5001

AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT +51%

7577

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i7 7740X

2759

AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT

2740

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i7 7740X

9824

AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT +88%

18504

Intel Core i7 7740X

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AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT

General Parameters

May 2017

Release Date

Jul 2020

Intel

Manufacturer

Amd

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Kaby Lake

Core Architecture

Zen 2 (Matisse)

i7-7740X

Processor Number

-

LGA-2066

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

No

Package

-

Transistor Count

3.8 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

LGA-2066

Socket

AM4

112 W

Power Consumption

95 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

3.8 GHz

4.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.5 GHz

4

Total Core Count

6

8

Total Thread Count

12

-

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

43x

Multiplier

36x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

8 MB shared

L3 Cache

32 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

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

47.68 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i7 7740X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT

3.0

PCIe Version

4.0

16

PCIe Lanes

16

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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