AMD Ryzen 7 1700X vs Intel Core i5-4690K
Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 1700X and Intel Core i5-4690K 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 2 year(s) 9 month(s) later
- 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
- 12 more threads: 16 vs 4
- Around 31% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 72.72°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
- 2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15667 vs 5692
- Around 89% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6027 vs 3195
- Around 99% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 4244 vs 2134
- 6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 23.993 vs 4.009
- 2.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.172 vs 0.462
- Around 51% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 3.392 vs 2.25
- 2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 13.361 vs 6.449
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 2 March 2017 vs June 2014 |
Number of cores | 8 vs 4 |
Number of threads | 16 vs 4 |
Maximum core temperature | 95°C vs 72.72°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 6144 KB (shared) |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 15667 vs 5692 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 6027 vs 3195 |
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 4244 vs 2134 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 23.993 vs 4.009 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 1.172 vs 0.462 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 3.392 vs 2.25 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 13.361 vs 6.449 |
Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-4690K
- Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
- Around 8% lower typical power consumption: 88 Watt vs 95 Watt
- Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2194 vs 2101
- Around 10% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 990 vs 896
- Around 50% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 81.973 vs 54.736
Specifications (specs) | |
Maximum frequency | 3.90 GHz vs 3.8 GHz |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 88 Watt vs 95 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 2194 vs 2101 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 990 vs 896 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 81.973 vs 54.736 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-4690K
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Geekbench 4 - Single Core |
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Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core |
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3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) |
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Name | AMD Ryzen 7 1700X | Intel Core i5-4690K |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 2101 | 2194 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 15667 | 5692 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 896 | 990 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 6027 | 3195 |
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 4244 | 2134 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 23.993 | 4.009 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 54.736 | 81.973 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 1.172 | 0.462 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 3.392 | 2.25 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 13.361 | 6.449 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 1321 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 2335 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 4198 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 1321 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 2335 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 4198 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X | Intel Core i5-4690K | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Zen | Devil's Canyon |
Family | AMD Ryzen Processors | |
Launch date | 2 March 2017 | June 2014 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $399 | $300 |
OPN PIB | YD170XBCAEWOF | |
OPN Tray | YD170XBCM88AE | |
OS Support | Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit | |
Place in performance rating | 1615 | 1616 |
Price now | $199.99 | $199.99 |
Series | AMD Ryzen 7 Desktop Processors | 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors |
Value for money (0-100) | 21.56 | 11.48 |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Processor Number | i5-4690K | |
Status | Discontinued | |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 3.4 GHz | 3.50 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 | 6144 KB (shared) |
Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 22 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 95°C | 72.72°C |
Maximum frequency | 3.8 GHz | 3.90 GHz |
Number of cores | 8 | 4 |
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 |
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Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
Supported memory frequency | 2667 MHz | |
Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 32 GB | |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | AM4 | FCLGA1150 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 95 Watt | 88 Watt |
Thermal Solution | Not included | PCG 2013D |
Low Halogen Options Available | ||
Package Size | 37.5mm x 37.5mm | |
Peripherals |
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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 |
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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 | ||
Flexible Display interface (FDI) | ||
Idle States | ||
Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | |
Intel 64 | ||
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology | ||
Intel® My WiFi technology | ||
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) | ||
Intel® TSX-NI | ||
Intel® Turbo Boost technology | ||
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility | ||
Thermal Monitoring | ||
Virtualization |
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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 |
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Device ID | 0x412 | |
Execution Units | 20 | |
Graphics base frequency | 350 MHz | |
Graphics max dynamic frequency | 1.20 GHz | |
Graphics max frequency | 1.2 GHz | |
Intel® Clear Video HD technology | ||
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI) | ||
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology | ||
Intel® Quick Sync Video | ||
Max video memory | 2 GB | |
Processor graphics | Intel® HD Graphics 4600 | |
Graphics interfaces |
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DisplayPort | ||
eDP | ||
HDMI | ||
Number of displays supported | 3 | |
VGA | ||
Wireless Display (WiDi) support | ||
Graphics image quality |
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Max resolution over DisplayPort | 3840x2160@60Hz | |
Max resolution over eDP | 3840x2160@60Hz | |
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 3840x2160@24Hz | |
Max resolution over VGA | 1920x1200@60Hz | |
Graphics API support |
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DirectX | 11.2/12 | |
OpenGL | 4.3 | |
Security & Reliability |
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Anti-Theft technology | ||
Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Identity Protection technology | ||
Intel® OS Guard | ||
Intel® Secure Key technology | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) |