Core i7-980X EE vs Ryzen 7 1700

General info

Comparing Ryzen 7 1700 and Core i7-980X EE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	720	1335
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	12.04	1.79
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen 7	Core i7 (Desktop)
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)	Gulftown (2010−2011)
Release date	2 March 2017 (7 years old)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$329	no data
Current price	$192 (0.6x MSRP)	$1108

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 7 1700 has 573% better value for money than i7-980X EE.

Technical specs

Ryzen 7 1700 and Core i7-980X EE 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 cores	8 (Octa-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	16	12
Base clock speed	3 GHz	3.333 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	3.6 GHz
Bus support	no data	6400 MHz
L1 cache	768 KB	no data
L2 cache	4096 KB	no data
L3 cache	16384 KB	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	192 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	4,800 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 1700 and Core i7-980X EE 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	no data
Socket	AM4	LGA-1366
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 1700 and Core i7-980X EE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT	no data
AES-NI	+	no data
FMA	FMA3	no data
AVX	+	no data
XFR	-	no data
SenseMI	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 1700 and Core i7-980X EE are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 1700 and Core i7-980X EE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	no data
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 1700 and Core i7-980X EE.

PCIe version	n/a	no data
PCI Express lanes	20	no 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.

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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.

Ryzen 7 1700 outperforms Core i7-980X EE by 143% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	9.58	3.94
Physical cores	8	6
Threads	16	12
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	130 Watt

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