IntelBX80648I75930K
AMDYD1700BBAEBOX

6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.5GHz, Haswell-E.
Release date: Q3 2014.

8 Cores, 16 Threads @3.0GHz, Zen.
Release date: Q1 2017.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 178,514 user samples
34,039 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 91% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 70% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 1.35 GHz (avg)
Poor: 70% Great: 91%
SPEED RANK: 242nd / 1445
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 70%
Battleship
144,475 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 81% Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 59% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg)
Poor: 59% Great: 81%
SPEED RANK: 423rd / 1445
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
79.8 % Faster effective speed.
+16%
69 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
87.2 Pts Lower memory latency.
+25%
70 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
103 Pts Slightly faster single-core speed.
+7%
96.7 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
205 Pts Slightly faster dual-core speed.
+8%
190 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
391 Pts Slightly faster quad-core speed.
+7%
366 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
642 Pts +0% 640 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
94.8 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+20%
78.8 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
126 Pts Slightly faster OC single-core speed.
+9%
116 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
248 Pts Slightly faster OC dual-core speed.
+6%
233 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
483 Pts Slightly faster OC quad-core speed.
+6%
456 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
780 Pts 798 Pts +2%
Market Share
Based on 67,862,057 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.05 % 0.07 % Much higher market share.
+40%
Value
Value For Money
94.6 % Better value.
+24%
76.1 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
58 % 69 % More popular.
+19%
Price
Price (score)
$150 Cheaper.
+23%
$195
Age
Newest
117 Months 86 Months More recent.
+26%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
140 Watts 65 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+54%
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
6 cores 8 cores Much higher core count.
+33%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
12 threads 16 threads Much higher thread count.
+33%
Lithography
Manufacturing process
22 nm 14 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+36%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
3.5 GHz Faster base frequency.
+17%
3 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
3.7 GHz 3.7 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
983 Pts 1178 Pts Faster OC 64-core speed.
+20%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
814 Pts 980 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+20%
Series
CPU Architecture
Haswell-E Zen
Socket
Motherboard Socket
LGA2011-V3 AM4
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
None None
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The AMD Ryzen 7 1700 is the least powerful of three new Ryzen 7 CPUs. The 1700 model has base and turbo clocks of 3.0 and 3.7 GHz respectively. Both of its more expensive siblings, the 1700X and 1800X, have higher clocks but they also have TDPs of 95 watts whereas the 1700 is rated at just 65 watts. Comparing IPC between Ryzen and Kaby Lake shows that Kaby Lake leads by a maximum of 9% which is great news for workstation users as this allows the 1700 to beat Intel's 6850K in multi-core workloads at almost half the price. Although the 1700 has great IPC it's somewhat limited by its relatively low (by Kaby Lake standards) clock speed which holds it back a little in both gaming and desktop workloads. For multi-core workstation use, the Ryzen 7 1700 represents the best value for money we have ever seen. [Mar '17 CPUPro]

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