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Intel Core i9-7920X vs AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 1700. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q3/2017
Intel Core i9-7920X
Intel Core i9-7920X
Released
Q3/2017
Overall score
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AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 1700
AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 1700

What's the best choice Intel Core i9-7920X or AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 1700? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Core i9-7920X has a maximum frequency of 2.90 GHz. 12 Cores. Power consumption of 165 W. Released in Q3/2017.

AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 1700 has a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q3/2017.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    134 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    4 times more cores

    12 left arrow 8
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 14% better overclocked clock speed

    4.30 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i9-7920X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    176 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    96 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    415 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    165 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    171 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    24 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    58 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    50 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    52 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    178 place
  • CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
    27 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    119 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    544 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 3% better clock speed

    3.00 GHz left arrow 2.90 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.39 times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 165 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 1700 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    317 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    209 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    424 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    230 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    701 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    468 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    171 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    149 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    85 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    111 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    417 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i9-7920X Intel Core i9-7920X
AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 1700 AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 1700
CPU family and group

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

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Core i9 left arrow AMD Ryzen
  • Generation
    7 left arrow 1
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 7000X left arrow AMD Ryzen 1000
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
    2.90 GHz left arrow 3.00 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    12 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.30 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    24 left arrow 16
  • 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 AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 1700 and Intel Core i9-7920X. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

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

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i9-7920X and AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 1700 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

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

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i9-7920X and Intel Core i9-7920X, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L3-Cache
    16.00 MB left arrow 16.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Skylake X left arrow Summit Ridge (Zen)
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 2066 left arrow AM4
  • Release date
    Q3/2017 left arrow Q3/2017

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i9-7920X and AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 1700.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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
188
Intel Core i9-7920X
151
AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 1700
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
2438
Intel Core i9-7920X
1403
AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 1700
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
1126
Intel Core i9-7920X
852
AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 1700
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
11498
Intel Core i9-7920X
5816
AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 1700
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
4876
Intel Core i9-7920X
4029
AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 1700
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
45772
Intel Core i9-7920X
22974
AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 1700
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
2.19
Intel Core i9-7920X
1.86
AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 1700
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
26.73
Intel Core i9-7920X
15.63
AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 1700
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
23290
Intel Core i9-7920X
13388
AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 1700

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