AMD Ryzen 7 1700X vs Intel Core i7-4770K
Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 1700X and Intel Core i7-4770K 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) 9 month(s) later
- 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
- 8 more threads: 16 vs 8
- 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
- 2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
- 2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15661 vs 7128
- Around 63% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6027 vs 3688
- Around 66% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 4244 vs 2549
- 4.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 23.993 vs 5.223
- Around 88% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.172 vs 0.625
- Around 34% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 3.392 vs 2.525
- 2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 13.361 vs 6.308
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Launch date | 2 March 2017 vs 1 June 2013 |
| Number of cores | 8 vs 4 |
| Number of threads | 16 vs 8 |
| Maximum core temperature | 95°C vs 72.72°C |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm vs 22 nm |
| L1 cache | 768 KB vs 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 4 MB vs 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 16 MB vs 8 MB |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 15661 vs 7128 |
| Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 6027 vs 3688 |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 4244 vs 2549 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 23.993 vs 5.223 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 1.172 vs 0.625 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 3.392 vs 2.525 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 13.361 vs 6.308 |
Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4770K
- Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
- Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 84 Watt vs 95 Watt
- Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2161 vs 2101
- Around 10% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 982 vs 896
- Around 64% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 89.554 vs 54.736
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Maximum frequency | 3.90 GHz vs 3.8 GHz |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 84 Watt vs 95 Watt |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - Single thread mark | 2161 vs 2101 |
| Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 982 vs 896 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 89.554 vs 54.736 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4770K
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| Name | AMD Ryzen 7 1700X | Intel Core i7-4770K |
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| PassMark - Single thread mark | 2101 | 2161 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 15661 | 7128 |
| Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 896 | 982 |
| Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 6027 | 3688 |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 4244 | 2549 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 23.993 | 5.223 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 54.736 | 89.554 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 1.172 | 0.625 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 3.392 | 2.525 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 13.361 | 6.308 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 1347 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 2349 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3778 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 1347 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 2349 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3778 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| AMD Ryzen 7 1700X | Intel Core i7-4770K | |
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Essentials |
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| Architecture codename | Zen | Haswell |
| Family | AMD Ryzen Processors | |
| Launch date | 2 March 2017 | 1 June 2013 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $399 | $399 |
| 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 | 1614 | 1597 |
| Price now | $199.99 | $284.99 |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 7 Desktop Processors | 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors |
| Value for money (0-100) | 21.56 | 10.43 |
| Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Processor Number | i7-4770K | |
| 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 | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 8 MB |
| 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 | 8 |
| 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 | 84 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 | Up to 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 | |
| Graphics base frequency | 350 MHz | |
| Graphics max dynamic frequency | 1.25 GHz | |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.25 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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| DVI | ||
| 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 | 4096x2304@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) | ||
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