AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs Intel Core i3-7100T

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 1700 and Intel Core i3-7100T 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).

AMD Ryzen 7 1700

Intel Core i3-7100T

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 1700

CPU is newer: launch date 2 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 9% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 92°C
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
5.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2001 vs 1940
3.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14817 vs 3757
Around 1% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 848 vs 843
3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 5768 vs 1910

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2 March 2017 vs January 2017
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Number of threads	16 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 92°C
L1 cache	768 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB vs 3072 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2001 vs 1940
PassMark - CPU mark	14817 vs 3757
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	848 vs 843
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5768 vs 1910

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-7100T

Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 1700
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-7100T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2001

1940

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

14817

3757

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

848

843

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

5768

1910

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 1700	Intel Core i3-7100T
PassMark - Single thread mark	2001	1940
PassMark - CPU mark	14817	3757
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	848	843
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5768	1910
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 i3-7100T
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Kaby Lake
Family	AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date	2 March 2017	January 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$329
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	1749	1742
Price now	$209.43	$89
Series	AMD Ryzen 7 Desktop Processors	7th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Value for money (0-100)	19.33	16.69
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		i3-7100T
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3 GHz	3.40 GHz
Die size	192 mm
L1 cache	768 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	92°C
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	8	2
Number of threads	16	4
Transistor count	4800 Million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		65 °C
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt
Thermal Solution	Wraith Spire (LED)	PCG 2015A (35W)
Configurable TDP-down		25 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		2.40 GHz
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0 x16	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® Optane™ Memory Supported
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		0x5912
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 630
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot