AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF vs Intel Core i7-970

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF and Intel Core i7-970 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF

Intel Core i7-970

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF

Around 4% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 3.46 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 32 nm
Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.7x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 24 GB
2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 130 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 3.46 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 32 nm
L3 cache	16 MB vs 12288 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 24 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 130 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-970

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF	Intel Core i7-970
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3343
PassMark - Single thread mark		1467
PassMark - CPU mark		6553
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		592
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3217
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		1.559
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		49.006
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.506
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.584
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		6.816

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF	Intel Core i7-970
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Gulftown
Launch date	Q1'2020	July 2010
OPN Tray	YD1600BBAFBOX
Place in performance rating	2383	2393
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$662
Price now		$148.99
Processor Number		i7-970
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		16.59
Performance
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	3.20 GHz
L3 cache	16 MB	12288 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz	3.46 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of threads	12	12
64 bit support
Bus Speed		4.8 GT/s QPI
Die size		239 mm2
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
Maximum core temperature		67.9°C
Number of QPI Links		1
Transistor count		1170 million
VID voltage range		0.800V-1.375V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	39.74 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB	24 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR3 800/1066
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		42.5mm X 45.0mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)