AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs Intel Core i5-7500
Summary
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
162%
Intel Core i5-7500
100%
Relative performance
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
100%
Intel Core i5-7500
110%
Relative performance
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
198%
Intel Core i5-7500
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 5 1600X |
| Much higher multi threaded performance (around 98% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking. |
| Around 62% higher average synthetic performance. |
Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-7500 |
| 10% higher single threaded performance. |
| Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD Ryzen 5 1600X. |
Gaming
HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| AMD Ryzen 5 1600X | | Intel Core i5-7500 | |
|---|
| MMX | | | |
| 3DNow! | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| SSE4A | | | |
| AMD64 | | | |
| CnQ | | | |
| NX bit | | | |
| AMD-V | | | |
| SMT | | | |
| XFR | | | |
| SSSE3 | | | |
| SSE4.2 | | | |
| AVX | | | |
| AVX2 | | | |
| EIST | | | |
| Intel 64 | | | |
| XD bit | | | |
| VT-x | | | |
| VT-d | | | |
| AES-NI | | | |
| TSX | | | |
| TXT | | | |
| CLMUL | | | |
| FMA3 | | | |
| F16C | | | |
| BMI1 | | | |
| BMI2 | | | |
| vPro | | | |
| Boost 2.0 | | | |
Architecture
| AMD Ryzen 5 1600X | | Intel Core i5-7500 | |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD Zen | vs | Intel_Kabylake |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4 | vs | DDR4 |
| Codename | Zen | vs | Kaby Lake |
| Release Date | Jun 2017 | vs | Sep 2016 |
Cores
| AMD Ryzen 5 1600X | | Intel Core i5-7500 | |
|---|
| Cores | 6 | vs | 4 |
| Threads | 12 | vs | 4 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | No | vs | Intel HD Graphics 630 |
Cache
| AMD Ryzen 5 1600X | | Intel Core i5-7500 | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 128 KB (per core) | vs | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB (per core) | vs | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 16384 KB (shared) | vs | 6144 KB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD Ryzen 5 1600X | | Intel Core i5-7500 | |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket AM4 | vs | Intel Socket 1151 |
| Max Case Temp | unknown | vs | 72°C |
| Package | uPGA | vs | |
| Die Size | 192mm² | vs | unknown |
| Process | 14 nm | vs | 14 nm |
Performance
| AMD Ryzen 5 1600X | | Intel Core i5-7500 | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 3300 MHz | vs | 3400 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 3700 MHz | vs | none |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | unknown | vs | unknown |
| TDP | 95 W | vs | 65 W |
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
4070 points
Intel Core i5-7500
4080 points
Points - higher is better
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
26571 points
Intel Core i5-7500
16320 points
Points - higher is better
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
2545
Intel Core i5-7500
1489
points per second - higher is better
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
31310
Intel Core i5-7500
16155
MIPS - higher is better
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
104
Intel Core i5-7500
125
points - higher is better
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
860.58
Intel Core i5-7500
386.79
points - higher is better
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
161
Intel Core i5-7500
162
points - higher is better
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
1245
Intel Core i5-7500
599
points - higher is better