AMD Ryzen 7 2700 vs Intel Core i7-4770K

Ryzen 7 2700 vs Core i7-4770K benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Ryzen 7 2700 performs better than the Core i7-4770K. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-4770K in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Ryzen 7 2700 has significantly more cores than the Core i7-4770K. Indeed, the Ryzen 7 2700 has 8 cores compared to 4 cores found in the Core i7-4770K. It also has more threads than the Core i7-4770K. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i7-4770K has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Ryzen 7 2700. Despite this, the Ryzen 7 2700 has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Ryzen 7 2700 CPU outputs less heat than a Core i7-4770K CPU because of its slightly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. In terms of cache, the Ryzen 7 2700 has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i7-4770K. The Ryzen 7 2700 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 2700 has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.