Intel Core i7-7820X vs AMD Athlon II X2 280

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-7820X and AMD Athlon II X2 280 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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 i7-7820X

AMD Athlon II X2 280

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-7820X

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
Around 19% higher clock speed: 4.30 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 72% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2521 vs 1462
12.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17194 vs 1355
2.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 8814 vs 3272

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2017 vs February 2013
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.30 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2521 vs 1462
PassMark - CPU mark	17194 vs 1355
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	8814 vs 3272

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 280

2.2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 71% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1941 vs 1138

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1941 vs 1138

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-7820X
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 280

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2521

1462

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

17194

1355

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1138

1941

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

8814

3272

Name	Intel Core i7-7820X	AMD Athlon II X2 280
PassMark - Single thread mark	2521	1462
PassMark - CPU mark	17194	1355
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1138	1941
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	8814	3272
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5958
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	10.666
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	159.198
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.92
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	5.968
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	16.376

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i7-7820X	AMD Athlon II X2 280
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Regor
Launch date	June 2017	February 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$679	$100
Place in performance rating	1361	1397
Price now	$499.99	$99.99
Processor Number	i7-7820X
Series	Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Status	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	10.93	6.28
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.60 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1024 KB
L3 cache	11264 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C
Maximum core temperature	99°C
Maximum frequency	4.30 GHz	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	8	2
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	16
Unlocked
Die size		117 mm
Transistor count		410 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FCLGA2066	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2017X
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	28
PCI Express revision	3.0
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)