Comparison: amd ryzen 7 1700 vs intel core i7

AMD Ryzen 7 1700 is the input processor for the new Summit Ridge family, at least until the arrival of the six-core and quad-core Ryzen within a few months. This new processor has given a lot to talk about by including no less than eight physical cores with a very reduced TDP of 65W, this means that there are more than a few users who consider jumping to the new AMD platform when building a system focused on video games. To analyze the validity of the Ryzen 7 1700 as a CPU for a video game equipment, we have compared it with the Intel Core i7-7700K, which is considered the best microprocessor to play.

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AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs Intel Core i7-7700K: features

The AMD Ryzen 7 1700 is a processor formed by 8 cores based on the new Zen microarchitecture, these cores work at a base speed of 3 GHz and a turbo speed of 3.7 GHz, they also have SMT technology so the processor can handle up to 16 data threads. The most impressive thing about this new processor is that it has a TDP of only 65W, so its power consumption is very low and it will heat up little. Contains 16MB of L3 cache.

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As for the Intel Core i7-770 0K we have a quad- core processor that is based on the Kaby Lake microarchitecture and that operate at a base speed of 4.2 GHz and a turbo speed of 4.5 GHz, these cores have HT technology so the processor can handle up to 8 threads of data. Its characteristics continue with a TDP of 91W and 8 MB of L3 cache.

Both processors are manufactured at 14nm and have the multiplier unlocked to allow for much easier overclocking.

Test bench and performance tests

TESTING BENCH
Processor:	AMD Ryzen R7 1700 / i7-7700K.
Base plate:	Asus Crosshair VI Hero / Asus Maximus IX Formula.
RAM:	Corsair Vengeance 32 GB DDR4.
Heatsink	AMD Spire / Corsair H100i V2 Reference Heatsink.
HDD	Samsumg 850 EVO.
Graphic card	GTX1080 8GB.
Power supply	Corsair AX860i.

Both processors in stock values ​​and without overclock. In AMD memories set at 2666 MHz, while in Intel at 3200 MHz.

Gaming performance

Much has been said that the new AMD Ryzen 7 processors are not valid for games, to try to end this myth once and for all we have subjected both processors to our usual tests when analyzing the performance of a microprocessor in games. The tests have been passed to 1080p, 1440p and 2160p (4K) resolutions with a GeForce GTX 1080 and 16 GB of DDR4 memory, no overclocking has been applied to any of the components. These are the results obtained:

Certainly the Intel Core i7-7700k offers slightly higher performance, especially at 1080p and 1440p resolutions, while at 4K things are very close and even the Ryzen 7 1700 manages to outperform its rival by the minimum in 3 games out of 5 totals. Results that were expected as current games are not prepared to efficiently take advantage of more than four processor cores, at least most of them.

With this we have that the Core i7-7700K currently has an important advantage over its rival by having higher operating frequencies, we see that the turbo speed is 800 MHz higher than its rival and this is evident and much in games that do not they are able to take advantage of all Ryzen 7 cores.

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Application performance

After seeing the performance of both processors in games let's see how they behave in applications, we have used our usual battery of tests.

• Cinebench R15 (CPU Score).Aida64.3dMARK Fire Strike.PCMark 8.VRMark.

In these tests we see how the Ryzen 7 1700 is far superior to its rival when all its cores and processing threads are used, something that makes it one of the best processors for very heavy tasks such as high definition video rendering or game streaming. on major platforms like Twitch or YoTtube.

Final words and conclusion

As we have seen the Ryzen 7 1700 processor offers exceptional performance in the most demanding video games, it is true that it is one step below the Core i7-7700K but by far it is not much. It is to be expected that as the games take advantage of more and more cores the difference between the two will narrow and even the AMD processor could eventually overcome its rival.

If you are going to use your computer only to play games and change your processor every few years, we recommend that you choose the Core i7-7700K because it offers better performance today, on the other hand if you also use the computer for other demanding tasks such as video editing or If you want a team that will last you many years at the highest level, you should go for the Ryzen 7 1700 without thinking.