AMD Ryzen 5 2500X vs Intel Core i7-7820X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 2500X and Intel Core i7-7820X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 14 nm
  • 2.2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 140 Watt
Launch date 10 September 2018 vs June 2017
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 140 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-7820X

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • 8 more threads: 16 vs 8
  • Around 8% higher clock speed: 4.30 GHz vs 4 GHz
  • Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 99°C vs 95°C
  • Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 38% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2523 vs 2324
  • Around 81% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17166 vs 9467
  • Around 15% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1138 vs 987
  • 2.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 8814 vs 3765
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Number of threads 16 vs 8
Maximum frequency 4.30 GHz vs 4 GHz
Maximum core temperature 99°C vs 95°C
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 384 KB
L3 cache 11264 KB (shared) vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2523 vs 2324
PassMark - CPU mark 17166 vs 9467
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1138 vs 987
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 8814 vs 3765

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-7820X

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2324
2523
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
9467
17166
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
987
1138
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
3765
8814
Name AMD Ryzen 5 2500X Intel Core i7-7820X
PassMark - Single thread mark 2324 2523
PassMark - CPU mark 9467 17166
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 987 1138
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3765 8814
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 5958
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 10.666
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 159.198
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.92
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 5.968
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 16.376

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X Intel Core i7-7820X

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen Skylake
Family AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date 10 September 2018 June 2017
OPN Tray YD250XBBM4KAF
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 1353 1376
Series AMD Ryzen 5 Desktop Processors Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $679
Price now $499.99
Processor Number i7-7820X
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 10.93

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.6 GHz 3.60 GHz
Die size 192 mm
L1 cache 384 KB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 2 MB 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 8 MB 11264 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 95°C 99°C
Maximum frequency 4 GHz 4.30 GHz
Number of cores 4 8
Number of threads 8 16
Transistor count 4800 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C
Number of QPI Links 0

Memory

Max memory channels 2 4
Supported memory frequency 2933 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4 DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size 128 GB

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM4 FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 140 Watt
Thermal Solution Not included PCG 2017X
Low Halogen Options Available

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes 28
Scalability 1S Only

Advanced Technologies

Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units 2

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)