Ryzen 7 5800X vs Core i7-7700T

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-7700T
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 35 Watt
4.93
Ryzen 7 5800X
2020
8 cores / 16 threads, 105 Watt
18.03
+266%

Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms Core i7-7700T by a whopping 266% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-7700T and Ryzen 7 5800X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking1166314
Place by popularitynot in top-10080
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.6439.18
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i7AMD Ryzen 7
Architecture codenameKaby Lake (2016−2019)Vermeer (Zen 3)
Release date3 January 2017 (7 years ago)5 November 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$303$449
Current price$237 (0.8x MSRP)$353 (0.8x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 7 5800X has 1384% better value for money than i7-7700T.

Detailed specifications

Core i7-7700T and Ryzen 7 5800X basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads816
Base clock speed2.9 GHz3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz4.7 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)32 MB
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Die sizeno data2 x 80.7 sq. mm; I/O = 125 mm2
Maximum core temperature80 °C90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C95 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-7700T and Ryzen 7 5800X compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFCLGA1151AM4
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-7700T and Ryzen 7 5800X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2DDR4-3200 RAM, PCIe 4, MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+no data
SIPP+no data
StatusLaunchedno data

Security technologies

Core i7-7700T and Ryzen 7 5800X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+no data
Identity Protection+no data
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-7700T and Ryzen 7 5800X are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-7700T and Ryzen 7 5800X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s51.196 GB/s
ECC memory support--

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 630-
Max video memory64 GB-
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+-
Clear Video HD+-
Graphics max frequency1.15 GHz-
InTru 3D+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-7700T and Ryzen 7 5800X integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-7700T and Ryzen 7 5800X integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+-
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hz-
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hz-
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hz-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-7700T and Ryzen 7 5800X integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12-
OpenGL4.5-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-7700T and Ryzen 7 5800X.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes16no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i7-7700T 4.93
Ryzen 7 5800X 18.03
+266%

Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms Core i7-7700T by 266% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

i7-7700T 7618
Ryzen 7 5800X 27885
+266%

Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms Core i7-7700T by 266% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

i7-7700T 1238
Ryzen 7 5800X 2180
+76.1%

Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms Core i7-7700T by 76% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

i7-7700T 3805
Ryzen 7 5800X 10260
+170%

Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms Core i7-7700T by 170% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

i7-7700T 6824
Ryzen 7 5800X 6835
+0.2%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i7-7700T 21587
Ryzen 7 5800X 45548
+111%

Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms Core i7-7700T by 111% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i7-7700T 8273
Ryzen 7 5800X 15873
+91.9%

Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms Core i7-7700T by 92% in 3DMark06 CPU.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

i7-7700T 6.92
Ryzen 7 5800X 3.04
+128%

Core i7-7700T outperforms Ryzen 7 5800X by 128% in wPrime 32.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

i7-7700T 8
Ryzen 7 5800X 29
+287%

Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms Core i7-7700T by 287% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

i7-7700T 714
Ryzen 7 5800X 2609
+265%

Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms Core i7-7700T by 265% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

i7-7700T 155
Ryzen 7 5800X 266
+71.3%

Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms Core i7-7700T by 71% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

i7-7700T 1.75
Ryzen 7 5800X 3.09
+76.6%

Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms Core i7-7700T by 77% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i7-7700T 4.4
Ryzen 7 5800X 15
+241%

Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms Core i7-7700T by 241% in TrueCrypt AES.

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i7-7700T 4268
Ryzen 7 5800X 15604
+266%

Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms Core i7-7700T by 266% in WinRAR 4.0.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i7-7700T 43
Ryzen 7 5800X 152
+256%

Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms Core i7-7700T by 256% in x264 encoding pass 2.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i7-7700T 173
Ryzen 7 5800X 339
+95.7%

Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms Core i7-7700T by 96% in x264 encoding pass 1.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.93 18.03
Recency 3 January 2017 5 November 2020
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 8 16
Cost $303 $449
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 105 Watt

The Ryzen 7 5800X is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-7700T in performance tests.


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