AMD Ryzen 7 1700X vs Intel Core i7-7700K

Ryzen 7 1700X vs Core i7-7700K benchmarks

In our benchmarks, the Ryzen 7 1700X beats the Core i7-7700K in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-7700K in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Ryzen 7 1700X has significantly more cores than the Core i7-7700K. Indeed, the Ryzen 7 1700X has 8 cores compared to 4 cores found in the Core i7-7700K. It also has more threads than the Core i7-7700K. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i7-7700K has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Ryzen 7 1700X. Also, the Core i7-7700K has a slightly higher turbo speed. Both these chips have an identical TDP (Thermal Design Power). This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. The info from our database shows that the Ryzen 7 1700X has more L2 cache than the Core i7-7700K. The Ryzen 7 1700X also has significantly more L3 cache.

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 Ryzen 7 1700X has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.