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AMD Ryzen 7 2700E vs Intel Core i9-7900X. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q3/2018
AMD Ryzen 7 2700E
AMD Ryzen 7 2700E
Released
Q2/2017
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Intel Core i9-7900X
Intel Core i9-7900X

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 7 2700E or Intel Core i9-7900X? Which processor is faster?

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

AMD Ryzen 7 2700E has a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 45 W. Released in Q3/2018.

Intel Core i9-7900X has a maximum frequency of 3.30 GHz. 10 Cores. Power consumption of 140 W. Released in Q2/2017.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 7 2700E Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 7 2700E
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    707 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    45 W left arrow 140 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 7 2700E CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    343 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    215 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    414 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    236 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    642 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    473 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    378 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    185 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 15% better clock speed

    3.30 GHz left arrow 2.80 GHz
  • More number of cores

    About 1.25 times more cores

    10 left arrow 8
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 7 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.30 GHz left arrow 4.00 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i9-7900X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    217 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    88 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    209 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    104 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    174 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    122 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    412 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    212 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    164 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    23 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    68 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    51 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    61 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    196 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 7 2700E AMD Ryzen 7 2700E
Intel Core i9-7900X Intel Core i9-7900X
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 i9
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 7
  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 2000 left arrow Intel Core i 7000X
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
    2.80 GHz left arrow 3.30 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 10
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.00 GHz left arrow 4.30 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    16 left arrow 20
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • 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 no iGPU
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
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 No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i9-7900X and AMD Ryzen 7 2700E. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666 left arrow DDR4-2666
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 4
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    20 left arrow 44
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 7 2700E and Intel Core i9-7900X to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    45 W left arrow 140 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 7 2700E and AMD Ryzen 7 2700E, 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, AVX-512
  • L3-Cache
    16.00 MB left arrow 14.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Pinnacle Ridge (Zen+) left arrow Skylake X
  • Technology
    12 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow LGA 2066
  • Release date
    Q3/2018 left arrow Q2/2017

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 7 2700E and Intel Core i9-7900X.

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
387
AMD Ryzen 7 2700E
461
Intel Core i9-7900X
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
3065
AMD Ryzen 7 2700E
5286
Intel Core i9-7900X
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
152
AMD Ryzen 7 2700E
188
Intel Core i9-7900X
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
1364
AMD Ryzen 7 2700E
2194
Intel Core i9-7900X
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
905
AMD Ryzen 7 2700E
1133
Intel Core i9-7900X
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
5768
AMD Ryzen 7 2700E
10199
Intel Core i9-7900X
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
13410
AMD Ryzen 7 2700E
21870
Intel Core i9-7900X

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