AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs Intel Core i3-4340

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 1700 and Intel Core i3-4340 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, 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 7 1700

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 6 month(s) later
  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
  • 12 more threads: 16 vs 4
  • Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
  • Around 42% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 66.8°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
  • 6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2000 vs 1979
  • 4.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14808 vs 3460
  • 3.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 5768 vs 1891
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 2 March 2017 vs September 2013
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 8 vs 2
Number of threads 16 vs 4
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
Maximum core temperature 95°C vs 66.8°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache 768 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 16 MB vs 4096 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2000 vs 1979
PassMark - CPU mark 14808 vs 3460
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 5768 vs 1891

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-4340

  • Around 20% lower typical power consumption: 54 Watt vs 65 Watt
  • Around 3% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 874 vs 848
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 54 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 874 vs 848

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 1700
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-4340

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2000
1979
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
14808
3460
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
848
874
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
5768
1891
Name AMD Ryzen 7 1700 Intel Core i3-4340
PassMark - Single thread mark 2000 1979
PassMark - CPU mark 14808 3460
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 848 874
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 5768 1891
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 3895
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 22.234
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 50.967
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.034
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 3.155
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 11.958

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 7 1700 Intel Core i3-4340

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen Haswell
Family AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date 2 March 2017 September 2013
Launch price (MSRP) $329 $210
OPN PIB YD1700BBAEBOX
OPN Tray YD1700BBM88AE
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 1715 1716
Price now $209.43 $168.99
Series AMD Ryzen 7 Desktop Processors 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Value for money (0-100) 19.33 9.13
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Processor Number i3-4340
Status Discontinued

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3 GHz 3.60 GHz
Die size 192 mm 177 mm
L1 cache 768 KB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 4 MB 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 16 MB 4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 95°C 66.8°C
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz 3.6 GHz
Number of cores 8 2
Number of threads 16 4
Transistor count 4800 Million 1400 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI2
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory frequency 2667 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4 DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM4 FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 54 Watt
Thermal Solution Wraith Spire (LED) PCG 2013C
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 x16 Up to 3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability 1S Only

Advanced Technologies

AMD SenseMI
Enmotus FuzeDrive
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Graphics

Device ID 0x412
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.15 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 2 GB
Processor graphics Intel® HD Graphics 4600

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Graphics image quality

Max resolution over DisplayPort 3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA 1920x1200@60Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 11.1/12
OpenGL 4.3

Security & Reliability

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