Core i5 vs Ryzen 7 7700

Place in performance ranking	210	1772
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	54.17	6.75
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen 7	no data
Architecture codename	Raphael (Zen4)	no data
Release date	4 January 2023 (1 year ago)	1 October 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$339	no data
Current price	$377 (1.1x MSRP)	$190

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 7 7700 has 703% better value for money than Core i5.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 7700 and Core i5 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)	no data
Threads	16	no data
Base clock speed	3.8 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	5.3 GHz	no data
L1 cache	512 KB	no data
L2 cache	8 MB	no data
L3 cache	32 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	5 nm, 6 nm	no data
Die size	71 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	61 °C	no data
Number of transistors	6,570 million	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 7700 and Core i5 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	no data
Socket	AM5	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	65W, (85W real world)	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 7700 and Core i5. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	5 nm, 0.650 - 1.475V	no data
AES-NI	+	no data
AVX	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 7700 and Core i5 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 7700 and Core i5. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-5200	no data
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 7700 and Core i5.

PCIe version	5.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	24	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.

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 7700 22.35
+930%

Core i5 2.17

Ryzen 7 7700 outperforms Core i5 by 930% 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%

Ryzen 7 7700 34571
+1231%

Core i5 2598

Ryzen 7 7700 outperforms Core i5 by 1231% in Passmark.