Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 vs AMD Ryzen 7 1700

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 and AMD Ryzen 7 1700 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory, Peripherals. 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).

Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800

AMD Ryzen 7 1700

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800

Around 98% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1678 vs 848

Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1678 vs 848

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 1700

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
Around 57% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 60.4°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 65 nm
Around 15% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 75 Watt
Around 81% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2001 vs 1107
13.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14820 vs 1095
2.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 5768 vs 2644

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 60.4°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 75 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2001 vs 1107
PassMark - CPU mark	14820 vs 1095
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5768 vs 2644

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 1700

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1107

2001

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1095

14820

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1678

848

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2644

5768

Name	Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800	AMD Ryzen 7 1700
PassMark - Single thread mark	1107	2001
PassMark - CPU mark	1095	14820
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1678	848
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2644	5768
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		3895
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		22.234
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		50.967
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.034
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.155
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		11.958

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800	AMD Ryzen 7 1700
Essentials
Architecture codename	Conroe	Zen
Launch date	Q3'06	2 March 2017
Place in performance rating	1753	1749
Processor Number	X6800
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	AMD Ryzen 7 Desktop Processors
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch price (MSRP)		$329
OPN PIB		YD1700BBAEBOX
OPN Tray		YD1700BBM88AE
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Price now		$209.43
Value for money (0-100)		19.33
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.93 GHz	3 GHz
Bus Speed	1066 MHz FSB
Die size	143 mm2	192 mm
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	60.4°C	95°C
Number of cores	2	8
Transistor count	291 million	4800 Million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.5V
L1 cache		768 KB
L2 cache		4 MB
L3 cache		16 MB
Maximum frequency		3.7 GHz
Number of threads		16
Unlocked
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	PLGA775	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	75 Watt	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Thermal Solution		Wraith Spire (LED)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
AMD SenseMI
Enmotus FuzeDrive
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Memory
Max memory channels		2
Supported memory frequency		2667 MHz
Supported memory types		DDR4
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		3.0 x16