AMD Ryzen 7 1700X vs Intel Core i5-4440S

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 1700X and Intel Core i5-4440S 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 1700X

• CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 6 month(s) later
• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
• 12 more threads: 16 vs 4
• Around 15% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
• Around 33% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 71.35°C
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 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
• 2.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
• Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2101 vs 1791
• 3.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15667 vs 4377
• 8.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 23.993 vs 2.942
• 3.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.172 vs 0.345

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-4440S

• Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
• Around 8% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 59.219 vs 54.736

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-4440S

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	2101 1791
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	15667 4377
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	CPU 1 CPU 2	23.993 2.942
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	CPU 1 CPU 2	54.736 59.219
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	CPU 1 CPU 2	1.172 0.345

Compare specifications (specs)