AMD Ryzen 7 1700X vs Intel Pentium G640T

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 1700X and Intel Pentium G640T processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, 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).

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

Intel Pentium G640T

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 9 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 58% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Around 46% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 65.0°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
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
5.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 91% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2102 vs 1102
13.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15659 vs 1139
Around 88% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6027 vs 3203

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2 March 2017 vs June 2012
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Number of threads	16 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 65.0°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	768 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB vs 3072 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2102 vs 1102
PassMark - CPU mark	15659 vs 1139
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6027 vs 3203

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G640T

2.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 95 Watt
2.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2071 vs 896

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2071 vs 896

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G640T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2102

1102

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

15659

1139

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

896

2071

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

6027

3203

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 1700X	Intel Pentium G640T
PassMark - Single thread mark	2102	1102
PassMark - CPU mark	15659	1139
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	896	2071
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6027	3203
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	4244
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	23.993
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	54.736
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.172
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	3.392
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	13.361

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 7 1700X	Intel Pentium G640T
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Sandy Bridge
Family	AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date	2 March 2017	June 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$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	1606	1575
Price now	$199.99
Series	AMD Ryzen 7 Desktop Processors	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Value for money (0-100)	21.56
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		G640T
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.4 GHz	2.40 GHz
Die size	192 mm	131 mm
L1 cache	768 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	65.0°C
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	8	2
Number of threads	16	2
Transistor count	4800 Million	504 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3 1066
Maximum memory bandwidth		17 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	35 Watt
Thermal Solution	Not included
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
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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
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
Graphics base frequency		650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)