AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs Intel Core i7-7740X

AMD Ryzen 7 1700 $329
Intel Core i7-7740X $350
8 Cores
16 Threads
3GHz Clock
4 Cores
8 Threads
4.3GHz Clock
Socket
AM4
Socket
LGA 2066
iGPU
No GPU
iGPU
No GPU

GB6 Single-Core

  • 41% slower vs Core i7-7740X
  • 69% faster vs Ryzen 7 1700
Ryzen 7 1700 - GB6S 1,025
x1
Core i7-7740X - GB6S 1,730
x1.69

GB6 Multi-Core

  • 10% faster vs Core i7-7740X
  • 9% slower vs Ryzen 7 1700
Ryzen 7 1700 - GB6M 5,700
x1.1
Core i7-7740X - GB6M 5,200
x1
  • 11% faster vs Core i7-7740X
  • 10% slower vs Ryzen 7 1700
Ryzen 7 1700 - 42.7GB/s
x1.11
Core i7-7740X - 38.4GB/s
x1
  • 42% lower vs Core i7-7740X
  • 72% higher vs Ryzen 7 1700
Ryzen 7 1700 - 65W
x1
Core i7-7740X - 112W
x1.72
Manufacturer
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Architecture
Zen
Architecture
Skylake
Family
Ryzen 1000
Family
Core 7th Gen
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Codename
Summit Ridge
Zeppelin
-
Codename
Kaby Lake-X
-
Kaby Lake-4C-GT2
Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
3/2/2017
Release Date
6/26/2017
Foundry
GlobalFoundries
Foundry
Intel
Node
14LP
Node
14nm+
Die Size
213 mm²
Die Size
125 mm²
Transistor Count
4.8 Billion
Transistor Count
2.1 Billion
8 Cores
4 Cores
16 Threads
8 Threads
3GHz
3.7GHz Boost
4.3GHz
4.5GHz Boost
Overclocking
Unlocked
Overclocking
Unlocked
Type
PCIe
Type
DMI
Transfer Rate
8GT/s
Transfer Rate
8GT/s
Lanes
4
Lanes
4
Bandwidth
4GB/s
Bandwidth
4GB/s
Bi-directional
8GB/s
Bi-directional
8GB/s
L1 Instruction
64KB/Core
4-way set associative
L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L1 Data
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L1 Data
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L2
512KB/Core
8-way set associative
L2
256KB/Core
4-way set associative
L3
16MB Shared
16-way set associative
L3
8MB Shared
16-way set associative
Channels
2
Channels
2
Max Memory
64GB
Max Memory
64GB
ECC
Not Supported
ECC
Not Supported
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Clock
1333MHz
Transfer Rate
2666MT/s
Clock
1200MHz
Transfer Rate
2400MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
21.3GB/s
Bandwidth
42.7GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
19.2GB/s
Bandwidth
38.4GB/s
TDP
65W
TDP
112W
Temp
95°C Max
Temp
100°C Max
Included Cooler
Wraith Spire RGB
Included Cooler
Not Included
PCIe 3.0 x20 Lanes
PCIe 3.0 x16 Lanes
No GPU
No GPU
No NPU
No NPU
No Cellular
No Cellular
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