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Intel Core i9-7980XE vs AMD Ryzen 7 7700. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q4/2017
Intel Core i9-7980XE
Intel Core i9-7980XE
Released
Q1/2023
Overall score
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AMD Ryzen 7 7700
AMD Ryzen 7 7700

What's the best choice Intel Core i9-7980XE or AMD Ryzen 7 7700? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Core i9-7980XE has a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. 18 Cores. Power consumption of 165 W. Released in Q4/2017.

AMD Ryzen 7 7700 has a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. 8 / 16 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q1/2023.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    94 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    10 times more cores

    18 left arrow 8

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i9-7980XE CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    191 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    32 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    248 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    45 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    197 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    37 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    374 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    77 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    12 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    180 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    39 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    21 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    56 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    18 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    141 place
  • CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
    9 place
AMD Ryzen 7 7700 Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 7 7700
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    85 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 32% better clock speed

    3.80 GHz left arrow 2.60 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 21 % better overclocked clock speed

    5.30 GHz left arrow 4.20 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 7700 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    29 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    58 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    33 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    43 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    15 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    115 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    581 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    77 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    18 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    40 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i9-7980XE Intel Core i9-7980XE
AMD Ryzen 7 7700 AMD Ryzen 7 7700
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 7
  • Generation
    7 left arrow 6
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 7000X left arrow AMD Ryzen 7000
  • Predecessor
    -- left arrow AMD Ryzen 7 5700
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
    2.60 GHz left arrow 3.80 GHz
  • 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 AMD Radeon Graphics (Raphael)
  • GPU frequency
    left arrow 0.40 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow 2.20 GHz
  • Execution units
    left arrow 2
  • Shader
    left arrow 128
  • Max. GPU Memory
    -- left arrow 8 GB
  • Max. displays
    left arrow 3
  • Generation
    left arrow 9
  • Technology
    left arrow 5 nm
  • Release date
    left arrow Q3/2022
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 Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 7 7700 and Intel Core i9-7980XE. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666 left arrow DDR5-5200
  • Max. Memory
    left arrow 128 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 2 (Dual Channel)
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i9-7980XE and AMD Ryzen 7 7700 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 i9-7980XE and Intel Core i9-7980XE, 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,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512
  • L2-Cache
    -- left arrow 8.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    25.00 MB left arrow 32.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Skylake X left arrow Raphael (Zen 4)
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 5 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 2066 left arrow AM5 (LGA 1718)
  • Release date
    Q4/2017 left arrow Q1/2023

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i9-7980XE and AMD Ryzen 7 7700.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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