Intel Core i9 7900X vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

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Intel Core i9 7900X

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 7900X with 10 cores 3.3GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 1500X with 4 cores 3.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i9 7900X 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (79.47GB/s vs 39.74GB/s)

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 3.3GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 14MB)

Lower TDP (65W vs 140W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 7900X +29%

1203

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

930

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7900X +223%

14998

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

4641

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 7900X +16%

1323

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

1136

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7900X +128%

8536

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

3734

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i9 7900X +22%

1127

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

918

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7900X +163%

10189

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

3861

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i9 7900X +21%

2556

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

2111

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7900X +131%

20991

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

9063

Intel Core i9 7900X

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AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

General Parameters

May 2017

Release Date

Apr 2017

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Skylake

Core Architecture

Zen

i9-7900X

Processor Number

-

LGA-2066

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

4.8 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

140 W

Power Consumption

65 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

10

Performance Cores

4

20

Performance Core Threads

8

3.3 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.5 GHz

4.3 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.7 GHz

10

Total Core Count

4

20

Total Thread Count

8

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

33x

Multiplier

35x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

14 MB shared

L3 Cache

16 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-2666

128 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

79.47 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

39.74 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 7900X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

44

PCIe Lanes

20

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512

Extended Instruction Set

-

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