Intel Core i9 7920X vs AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 7920X with 12 cores 2.9GHz and AMD Ryzen 7 1700X with 8 cores 3.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i9 7920X 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (85GB/s vs 39.74GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (17MB vs 16MB)

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.4GHz vs 2.9GHz)

Lower TDP (95W vs 140W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 7920X +10%

1053

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

949

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7920X

4327

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X +3%

4457

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i9 7920X +21%

1137

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

937

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7920X +87%

11828

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

6302

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i9 7920X +19%

2488

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

2084

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7920X +51%

23468

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

15538

Intel Core i9 7920X

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AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

General Parameters

Aug 2017

Release Date

Mar 2017

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Skylake

Core Architecture

Zen

i9-7920X

Processor Number

-

LGA-2066

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

4.8 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

LGA-2066

Socket

AM4

140 W

Power Consumption

95 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

12

Performance Cores

8

24

Performance Core Threads

16

2.9 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.4 GHz

4.3 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.8 GHz

12

Total Core Count

8

24

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

29x

Multiplier

34x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

17 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

85 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

39.74 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 7920X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

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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