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AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs Intel Core i7-4770. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2017
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Released
Q2/2013
Overall score
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Intel Core i7-4770
Intel Core i7-4770

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 5 1600 or Intel Core i7-4770? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 has a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q1/2017.

Intel Core i7-4770 has a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 84 W. Released in Q2/2013.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    512 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    2 times more cores

    6 left arrow 4
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 84 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 1600 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    330 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    240 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    396 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    244 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    466 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    288 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    653 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    521 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    86 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    108 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    198 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    169 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    76 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    138 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    454 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    766 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 6% better clock speed

    3.40 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 8 % better overclocked clock speed

    3.90 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-4770 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    400 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    366 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    520 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    436 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    633 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    702 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    925 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    78 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    228 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    257 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    336 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    229 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    124 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    554 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Intel Core i7-4770 Intel Core i7-4770
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    AMD Ryzen left arrow Intel Core i7
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 4
  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 1000 left arrow Intel Core i 4000
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.20 GHz left arrow 3.40 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.60 GHz left arrow 3.90 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    12 left arrow 8
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow Intel HD Graphics 4600
  • GPU frequency
    left arrow 0.35 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow 1.20 GHz
  • Execution units
    left arrow 20
  • Shader
    left arrow 160
  • Max. GPU Memory
    -- left arrow 2 GB
  • Max. displays
    left arrow 3
  • Generation
    left arrow 7.5
  • DirectX Version
    left arrow 11.1
  • Technology
    left arrow 22 nm
  • Release date
    left arrow Q2/2013
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i7-4770 and AMD Ryzen 5 1600. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Max. Memory
    left arrow 32 GB
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    20 left arrow 16
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 5 1600 and Intel Core i7-4770 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W left arrow 84 W
  • Tjunction max.
    95 °C left arrow --
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 5 1600 and AMD Ryzen 5 1600, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L3-Cache
    16.00 MB left arrow 8.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Summit Ridge (Zen) left arrow Haswell S
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 22 nm
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow LGA 1150
  • Release date
    Q1/2017 left arrow Q2/2013

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 5 1600 and Intel Core i7-4770.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
357
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
355
Intel Core i7-4770
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading
2501
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
1349
Intel Core i7-4770
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
147
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
141
Intel Core i7-4770
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
1094
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
690
Intel Core i7-4770
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
894
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
908
Intel Core i7-4770
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
4970
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
3367
Intel Core i7-4770
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
Blender is Open Source Software, creating predefined 3D scenes and measuring the time to execute them
313
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
473.6
Intel Core i7-4770
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
3920
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
3813
Intel Core i7-4770
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
20754
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
14302
Intel Core i7-4770
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D
1.81
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
1.75
Intel Core i7-4770
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D
12.09
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
8.29
Intel Core i7-4770
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
12277
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
9810
Intel Core i7-4770

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