Intel Core i7-7700HQ vs AMD Ryzen 7 9700X

Compare Intel 7th Generation Core i7 4 core CPU vs AMD Ryzen 9000 Series 8 core processor, specs and benchmark score. Which is the better CPU for gaming?

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Benchmark Score

Overall Score

A combined score of all workloads

2610 points
11120 points
326% significantly better overall score

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

4142 points
13778 points
232% significantly better gaming score

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

2155 points
10239 points
375% significantly better multitasking score

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

2070 points
9995 points
382% significantly better heavy workload score

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Other Benchmarks

3DMark Physics score

3DMark Physics score

Physics simulation benchmark

2507 points
9722 points
287% significantly higher 3DMark Physics score
Blender score

Blender score

Cycles Render (Samples per minute)

60.03 points
302.05 points
403% significantly higher Blender score
Geekbench 6 (multi) score

Geekbench 6 (multi) score

Multi threaded benchmark

3629 points
16965 points
367% significantly higher Geekbench 6 (multi) score
Geekbench 6 (single) score

Geekbench 6 (single) score

Single threaded benchmark

1171 points
3349 points
185% significantly higher Geekbench 6 (single) score

Specifications

Cores

Number of physical processing units

4
8
100% significantly more cores

Threads

Number of logical processing units

8
16
100% significantly more threads

Clock Speed

Base frequency at which the chip operates

2.8 GHz
3.8 GHz
35% slightly higher clock speed

Turbo Speed

Higher frequency used for heavy workloads

3.8 GHz
5.5 GHz
44% significantly higher turbo speed

TDP

Thermal Design Power: Measure of heat generated by the CPU

45 W
44% significantly lower TDP
65 W

Memory Channels

Lanes for simultaneous memory access

2
Identical
2

Other details

Rank

Ranking in the hardwareDB database

607th of 1,089
67th of 1,089

Family

The product line

7th Generation Core i7
Ryzen 9000 Series

Release date

The official date of release of this chip

2017 February
2024 August

Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

DDR4-2400
DDR5

Is Unlocked

Can this CPU can be overclocked

-
Yes

Supports ECC memory

Does this CPU support error correcting memory

No
-

Core i7-7700HQ vs Ryzen 7 9700X benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Ryzen 7 9700X performs better than the Core i7-7700HQ. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-7700HQ in all gaming tests too.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Ryzen 7 9700X has significantly more cores with 8 cores compared to the Core i7-7700HQ that has 4 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i7-7700HQ. Our comparison shows that the Ryzen 7 9700X has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-7700HQ. Also, the Ryzen 7 9700X has a significantly higher turbo speed. A Core i7-7700HQ CPU outputs less heat than a Ryzen 7 9700X CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i7-7700HQ has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.

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