Intel Core i7-7900X vs AMD Ryzen 7 1700

Processor comparisons   23-03-2021
   You may have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the full tests Intel Core i7-7900X vs AMD Ryzen 7 1700 and see which is better for games or normal use for programming, rendering, streaming, video editing, machine learning. Here is useful information from real streaming and video editing tests or many benchmarks. A thorough review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in special test applications like VeraCrypt, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, WPrime, Blender, UserBenchmark, Handbrake, Blender, SuperPi, RealBench, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Furmark, Gears 5, Dolphin Emulator, MATLAB, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), 7zip, AIDA64, 3DMark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Prime95, PassMark, PCMark 10.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

Halo Infinite
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Valheim
Fallout 76
Death Stranding
DOOM: Eternal
Watch Dogs Legion
Grand Theft Auto V
Apex Legends
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Rainbow Six Siege
Fortnite
Cyberpunk 2077
Borderlands 3
Valorant
Last Man Standing
Red Dead Redemption 2
Overwatch
Assassin's Creed Valhalla

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 7 1700 or Intel Core i7-7900X.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Core i7-7900X

55%

Ryzen 7 1700

54%

This value shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i7-7900X is 1% better than Ryzen 7 1700. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i7-7900X

57%

Ryzen 7 1700

54%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a small game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Microsoft Flight Simulator, Half-Life: Alyx, Forza Horizon 4, Metro Exodus, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Battlefield V, Horizon Zero Dawn, DOTA 2A, Hitman 3, League of Legends (LOL), Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Monster Hunter World, Ghostrunner, Control, NBA 2K20.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	100.5	95.3
Valorant	114.2	108.3
Cyberpunk 2077	63.9	60.6
Apex Legends	107.3	101.8
Call of Duty Warzone	85.6	81.2
Overwatch	92.5	87.7
Red Dead Redemption 2	78.8	74.7
DOOM Eternal	57.1	54.1
Warzone	89.1	84.5
Assassin's Creed	95.9	91.0
Valheim	94.8	89.9

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparing not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i7-7900X

32%

Ryzen 7 1700

49%

To make a finishing choice on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 7 1700 is more energy efficient than the Core i7-7900X since it has less power consumption: 140W vs. 65W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, machine learning, streaming, video rendering or video editing, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the processor includes all cores and threads that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the benefit of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i7-7900X	AMD Ryzen 7 1700
Cinbench 15 Single-core	225	151
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2318	1403
Cinbench 20 Single-core	518	331
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	5234	3189
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1295	954
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	12538	8065

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i7-7900X	AMD Ryzen 7 1700
Single-Core	2583	1968
Multi-Core	19299	14629

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i7-7900X	AMD Ryzen 7 1700
Single-Core	1370	972
Multi-Core	12235	7152

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	Intel Core i7-7900X	AMD Ryzen 7 1700
Announcement date	April 01, 2017	March 02, 2017
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	FCLGA2066	AM4
Core name	Skylake	Summit Ridge
Architecture	x86	Zen
Generation	7	1
Turbo Frequency	4.3 MHz	3.7 MHz
Frequency	3.3 MHz	3 MHz
Cores	10	8
Threads	20	16
Bus rate	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	8400 millions	3200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	140 W	65 W
Memory type	DDR4-2666	DDR4
Max. Memory	128 Gb
Memory Frequency		2667
Memory bandwidth	85 GB/s
L1 cache		768KB
L2 cache		4MB
L3 cache	13.75 MB	16MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number		YD1700BBM88AE YD1700BBAEBOX YD1700BBAEMPK

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i7-7900X is 9% better than Ryzen 7 1700 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i7-7900X has 2 more core than Ryzen 7 1700. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-7900X is better: 31
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 7 1700 is better: 6
Although it should be realized that the summary data in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of of people who bought Intel Core i7-7900X and AMD Ryzen 7 1700 before making a choice which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i7-7900X - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i7-7900X specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 7 1700 specs and review.