AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs Intel Pentium G4400

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 1700 and Intel Pentium G4400 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 1700

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 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
  • 14 more threads: 16 vs 2
  • Around 12% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
  • 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 1980
  • 5.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14800 vs 2558
  • Around 8% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 848 vs 783
  • 4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 5768 vs 1425
  • 2.4x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 3895 vs 1610
  • 14.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 22.234 vs 1.534
  • Around 18% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 50.967 vs 43.293
  • 4.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.034 vs 0.234
  • 2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 3.155 vs 1.391
  • Around 31% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 11.958 vs 9.107
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 2 March 2017 vs September 2015
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 8 vs 2
Number of threads 16 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
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 1980
PassMark - CPU mark 14800 vs 2558
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 848 vs 783
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 5768 vs 1425
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 3895 vs 1610
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 22.234 vs 1.534
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 50.967 vs 43.293
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.034 vs 0.234
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 3.155 vs 1.391
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 11.958 vs 9.107

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G4400

  • Around 20% lower typical power consumption: 54 Watt vs 65 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 54 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 1700
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G4400

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2000
1980
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
14800
2558
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
848
783
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
5768
1425
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score
CPU 1
CPU 2
3895
1610
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
22.234
1.534
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
50.967
43.293
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1.034
0.234
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
3.155
1.391
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
11.958
9.107
Name AMD Ryzen 7 1700 Intel Pentium G4400
PassMark - Single thread mark 2000 1980
PassMark - CPU mark 14800 2558
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 848 783
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 5768 1425
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 3895 1610
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 22.234 1.534
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 50.967 43.293
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.034 0.234
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 3.155 1.391
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 11.958 9.107
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 950
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2832
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 4807
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 950
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2832
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 4807

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 7 1700 Intel Pentium G4400

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen Skylake
Family AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date 2 March 2017 September 2015
Launch price (MSRP) $329 $56
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 1688
Price now $209.43 $69.99
Series AMD Ryzen 7 Desktop Processors Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Value for money (0-100) 19.33 14.96
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Processor Number G4400
Status Launched

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3 GHz 3.30 GHz
Die size 192 mm 150 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 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 95°C
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz 3.3 GHz
Number of cores 8 2
Number of threads 16 2
Transistor count 4800 Million 1400 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 65 °C

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory frequency 2667 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4 DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
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 54 Watt
Thermal Solution Wraith Spire (LED) PCG 2015C (65W)
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 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 0x1902
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency 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 510

Graphics interfaces

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

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
Max resolution over VGA N / A
Max resolution over WiDi 1080p

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.4

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