Intel Core i7 7740X vs AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 7740X with 4 cores 4.3GHz and AMD Ryzen 7 2700X with 8 cores 3.7GHz . 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 3.7GHz)

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 's Advantages

Released 11 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-2933 vs DDR4-2666)

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

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 8MB)

Lower TDP (105W vs 112W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 7740X +34%

1553

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

1151

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 7740X

5516

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X +4%

5763

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i7 7740X +20%

1291

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

1068

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 7740X

5001

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X +46%

7310

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i7 7740X +14%

2759

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

2401

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i7 7740X

9824

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X +78%

17559

Intel Core i7 7740X

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AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

General Parameters

May 2017

Release Date

Apr 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

LGA-2066

Socket

AM4

112 W

Power Consumption

105 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

85 °C

CPU Performance

4

Performance Cores

8

Performance Core Threads

16

4.3 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.7 GHz

4.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.3 GHz

4

Total Core Count

8

Total Thread Count

16

-

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

43x

Multiplier

37x

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 7 2700X

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

16

PCIe Lanes

20

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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