AMD Ryzen 7 1700x vs Intel Core i5-8420

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AMD Ryzen 7 1700x
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Intel Core i5-8420
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AMD Ryzen 7 1700x
Intel Core i5-8420
Key Differences Key Differences AMD Ryzen 7 1700x Intel Core i5-8420
Cores 8 6
CPU Threads 16 6
Base Clock Speed 3.4GHz 2.9GHz
Turbo Clock Speed 3.8GHz 4.1GHz
TDP (THERMAL DESIGN POINT) 95W 65W
Has integrated graphics No Yes
Performance per watt 63.6 Not Known
Performance Performance AMD Ryzen 7 1700x Intel Core i5-8420
CPU Speed & Cores 8 x 3.4GHz 6 x 2.9GHz
Number of CPU Threads 16 6
L2 Cache Size 4MB 1.5MB
L3 Cache Size 16MB 9MB
Turbo Boost Frequency 3.8GHz 4.1GHz
L1 Cache Size 768KB 384KB
L2 Core 0.5MB/core 0.25MB/core
Does it have an unlocked multiplier Yes No
L3 Core 2MB/core 1.5MB/core
Uses ARM big.LITTLE tech No No
Uses ARM HMP No No
Clock Multiplier Not Known 29
Turbo Boost Tech Version Not Known 2
Features Features AMD Ryzen 7 1700x Intel Core i5-8420
Has AES Support Yes Yes
Supports CPU Throttling Yes Yes
Supported SSE Version 4.2 4.2
Has AVX Support Yes Yes
Has MMX Tech Support Yes Yes
Has F16C Support Yes Yes
Has FMA4 Instructions Support Yes No
Has Multithreading Tech Support Yes Yes
Has FMA3 Instructions Support Yes Yes
Supports ARM TrustZone Tech No No
Has NX Processor Bit Support No Yes
General info General info AMD Ryzen 7 1700x Intel Core i5-8420
Has 64-bit Support No Data Found No Data Found
Semiconductor Size 14nm 14nm
TDP (Thermal Design Point) 95W 65W
PCI Express Version 3 3
Transistor Count 4800 million Not Known
CPU Temperature Not Known 72°C
DirectX Version Info Not Known 12
OpenGL Driver Version Not Known 4.4
OpenGL Driver Version Not Known 2
No. of Supported Displays Not Known 3
Supports Power Optimized L2 Cache No No
Does it have Integrated Graphics No Yes
Memory Memory AMD Ryzen 7 1700x Intel Core i5-8420
RAM Memory Speed 2667MHz 2666MHz
Max Memory Channels 2 2
Supported Memory Size 128GB 64GB
DDR Type Memory Version 4 4
Max Memory Bandwidth Not Known 39.74GB/s
Bus Bandwidth Not Known 8GT/s
ECC (Error-Correcting Code) Memory Support No No
Benchmarks Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 7 1700x Intel Core i5-8420
PassMark Score 15605 Not Known
PassMark Score (Single Thread) 2078 Not Known
Geekbench 5 Score (Multi-Thread) 6043 Not Known
Cinebench R20 Score (Multi-Thread) 3336 Not Known
Cinebench R20 Score (Single Thread) 344 Not Known
Geekbench 5 Score (Single Thread) 895 Not Known
Blender Score (Classroom) 743.5seconds Not Known
Blender Score (bmw27) 246.7seconds Not Known
PassMark Score (Overclocked) 16739 Not Known
CPU Performance (Per Watt) 63.6 Not Known

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