Intel Core i5-7640X vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

Intel Core i5-7640X $250
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X $249
4 Cores
4 Threads
4GHz Clock
6 Cores
12 Threads
3.6GHz Clock
Socket
LGA 2066
Socket
AM4
iGPU
No GPU
iGPU
No GPU

GB6 Single-Core

  • 46% faster vs Ryzen 5 1600X
  • 32% slower vs Core i5-7640X
Core i5-7640X - GB6S 1,650
x1.46
Ryzen 5 1600X - GB6S 1,130
x1

GB6 Multi-Core

  • 14% slower vs Ryzen 5 1600X
  • 16% faster vs Core i5-7640X
Core i5-7640X - GB6M 4,500
x1
Ryzen 5 1600X - GB6M 5,235
x1.16
  • 10% slower vs Ryzen 5 1600X
  • 11% faster vs Core i5-7640X
Core i5-7640X - 38.4GB/s
x1
Ryzen 5 1600X - 42.7GB/s
x1.11
  • 18% higher vs Ryzen 5 1600X
  • 15% lower vs Core i5-7640X
Core i5-7640X - 112W
x1.18
Ryzen 5 1600X - 95W
x1
Manufacturer
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Architecture
Skylake
Architecture
Zen
Family
Core 7th Gen
Family
Ryzen 1000
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Codename
Kaby Lake-X
-
Kaby Lake-4C-GT2
Codename
Summit Ridge
Zeppelin
-
Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
6/26/2017
Release Date
4/11/2017
Foundry
Intel
Foundry
GlobalFoundries
Node
14nm+
Node
14LP
Die Size
125 mm²
Die Size
213 mm²
Transistor Count
2.1 Billion
Transistor Count
4.8 Billion
4 Cores
6 Cores
4 Threads
12 Threads
4GHz
4.2GHz Boost
3.6GHz
4GHz Boost
Overclocking
Unlocked
Overclocking
Unlocked
Type
DMI
Type
PCIe
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
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L1 Instruction
64KB/Core
4-way set associative
L1 Data
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L1 Data
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L2
256KB/Core
4-way set associative
L2
512KB/Core
8-way set associative
L3
6MB Shared
16-way set associative
L3
16MB 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
1200MHz
Transfer Rate
2400MT/s
Clock
1333MHz
Transfer Rate
2666MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
19.2GB/s
Bandwidth
38.4GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
21.3GB/s
Bandwidth
42.7GB/s
TDP
112W
TDP
95W
Temp
100°C Max
Temp
95°C Max
Included Cooler
Not Included
Included Cooler
Wraith Spire
PCIe 3.0 x16 Lanes
PCIe 3.0 x20 Lanes
No GPU
No GPU
No NPU
No NPU
No Cellular
No Cellular
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