AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs Intel Core i7-870S

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 1700 and Intel Core i7-870S 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 7 1700

  • CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 8 month(s) later
  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • 8 more threads: 16 vs 8
  • Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
  • 3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 26% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 82 Watt
  • Around 34% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2001 vs 1493
  • 5.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14815 vs 2765
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 2 March 2017 vs July 2010
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Number of threads 16 vs 8
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache 768 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 16 MB vs 8192 KB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 82 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2001 vs 1493
PassMark - CPU mark 14815 vs 2765

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 1700
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-870S

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2001
1493
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
14815
2765
Name AMD Ryzen 7 1700 Intel Core i7-870S
PassMark - Single thread mark 2001 1493
PassMark - CPU mark 14815 2765
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 848
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 5768
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 i7-870S

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen Lynnfield
Family AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date 2 March 2017 July 2010
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 1716 1712
Price now $209.43
Series AMD Ryzen 7 Desktop Processors Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Value for money (0-100) 19.33
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Processor Number i7-870S
Status Discontinued

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3 GHz 2.66 GHz
Die size 192 mm 296 mm2
L1 cache 768 KB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 4 MB 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 16 MB 8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 95°C
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz 3.60 GHz
Number of cores 8 4
Number of threads 16 8
Transistor count 4800 Million 774 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed 2.5 GT/s DMI
VID voltage range 0.6500V-1.4000V

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory frequency 2667 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4 DDR3 1066/1333
Maximum memory bandwidth 21 GB/s
Maximum memory size 16 GB

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM4 LGA1156
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 82 Watt
Thermal Solution Wraith Spire (LED)
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 x16 2.0
Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCIe configurations 1x16, 2x8

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® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 36-bit
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)

Security & Reliability

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