Ryzen 7 6800H vs Core i7-7740X

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-7740X
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 112 Watt
6.23
Ryzen 7 6800H
2022
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
15.19
+144%

Ryzen 7 6800H outperforms i7-7740X by a whopping 144% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-7740X and Ryzen 7 6800H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking1013430
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation8.63no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesCore i7 (Desktop)AMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
Architecture codenameKaby Lake-X (2017)Rembrandt-H (Zen 3+)
Release date26 June 2017 (7 years ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$339no data
Current price$139 (0.4x MSRP)no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i7-7740X and Ryzen 7 6800H 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 speed4.3 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz4.7 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm6 nm
Die sizeno data208 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-7740X and Ryzen 7 6800H 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
SocketFCLGA2066FP7
Power consumption (TDP)112 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-7740X and Ryzen 7 6800H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2DDR5-4800/LPDDR5-6400 RAM (incl. ECC), PCIe 4, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMAno data+
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+no data
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-7740X and Ryzen 7 6800H are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-7740X and Ryzen 7 6800H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth42 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardHD 630AMD Radeon 680M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-7740X and Ryzen 7 6800H.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes1620

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.

i7-7740X 6.23
Ryzen 7 6800H 15.19
+144%

Ryzen 7 6800H outperforms Core i7-7740X by 144% 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%

i7-7740X 9631
Ryzen 7 6800H 23488
+144%

Ryzen 7 6800H outperforms Core i7-7740X by 144% 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%

i7-7740X 1631
Ryzen 7 6800H 1873
+14.8%

Ryzen 7 6800H outperforms Core i7-7740X by 15% 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%

i7-7740X 5276
Ryzen 7 6800H 8990
+70.4%

Ryzen 7 6800H outperforms Core i7-7740X by 70% 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%

i7-7740X 7397
+15.1%
Ryzen 7 6800H 6425

Core i7-7740X outperforms Ryzen 7 6800H by 15% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

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%

i7-7740X 29538
Ryzen 7 6800H 39437
+33.5%

Ryzen 7 6800H outperforms Core i7-7740X by 34% 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%

i7-7740X 10252
Ryzen 7 6800H 13958
+36.1%

Ryzen 7 6800H outperforms Core i7-7740X by 36% 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%

i7-7740X 5.44
+109%
Ryzen 7 6800H 11.37

Ryzen 7 6800H outperforms Core i7-7740X by 109% 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%

i7-7740X 11
Ryzen 7 6800H 24
+124%

Ryzen 7 6800H outperforms Core i7-7740X by 124% 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%

i7-7740X 991
Ryzen 7 6800H 2151
+117%

Ryzen 7 6800H outperforms Core i7-7740X by 117% 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%

i7-7740X 196
Ryzen 7 6800H 243
+24.3%

Ryzen 7 6800H outperforms Core i7-7740X by 24% 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%

i7-7740X 2.21
Ryzen 7 6800H 2.87
+29.9%

Ryzen 7 6800H outperforms Core i7-7740X by 30% 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%

i7-7740X 5.6
Ryzen 7 6800H 9.6
+71.4%

Ryzen 7 6800H outperforms Core i7-7740X by 71% 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%

i7-7740X 6417
Ryzen 7 6800H 14392
+124%

Ryzen 7 6800H outperforms Core i7-7740X by 124% 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%

i7-7740X 62
Ryzen 7 6800H 130
+110%

Ryzen 7 6800H outperforms Core i7-7740X by 110% 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%

i7-7740X 234
Ryzen 7 6800H 266
+14%

Ryzen 7 6800H outperforms Core i7-7740X by 14% in x264 encoding pass 1.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.23 15.19
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 8 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 112 Watt 45 Watt

The Ryzen 7 6800H is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-7740X in performance tests.

Note that Core i7-7740X is a desktop processor while Ryzen 7 6800H is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-7740X and Ryzen 7 6800H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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