AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT vs Intel Core i7-7800X
Summary
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
119%
Intel Core i7-7800X
100%
Relative performance
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
114%
Intel Core i7-7800X
100%
Relative performance
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
124%
Intel Core i7-7800X
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT |
| 14% higher single threaded performance. |
| Much higher multi threaded performance (around 24% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking. |
| 45 watts lower power draw. |
| This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below). |
| Around 19% higher average synthetic performance. |
Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-7800X |
| None |
Gaming
HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT | | Intel Core i7-7800X | |
|---|
| MMX | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| SSSE3 | | | |
| SSE4A | | | |
| SSE4.1 | | | |
| SSE4.2 | | | |
| AES | | | |
| AVX | | | |
| AVX2 | | | |
| BMI1 | | | |
| BMI2 | | | |
| SHA | | | |
| F16C | | | |
| FMA3 | | | |
| AMD64 | | | |
| EVP | | | |
| AMD-V | | | |
| SMAP | | | |
| SMEP | | | |
| SMT | | | |
| Precision Boost 2 | | | |
| XFR 2 | | | |
| EIST | | | |
| Intel 64 | | | |
| XD bit | | | |
| VT-x | | | |
| VT-d | | | |
| HTT | | | |
| AES-NI | | | |
| TSX | | | |
| TXT | | | |
| CLMUL | | | |
| Boost 2.0 | | | |
Architecture
| AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT | | Intel Core i7-7800X | |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD Zen 2 | vs | Intel_Kabylake |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4-3200 MHz
Dual-channel | vs | DDR4 |
| Codename | Matisse 2 | vs | Skylake-X |
| Release Date | Jul 2019 | vs | Jun 2017 |
Cores
| AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT | | Intel Core i7-7800X | |
|---|
| Cores | 6 | vs | 6 |
| Threads | 12 | vs | 12 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | No | vs | No |
Cache
| AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT | | Intel Core i7-7800X | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 96K (per core) | vs | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 512K (per core) | vs | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 32MB (shared) | vs | 8448 KB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT | | Intel Core i7-7800X | |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket AM4 | vs | Intel Socket 2066 |
| Max Case Temp | 95°C | vs | 72°C |
| Package | µOPGA-1331 | vs | FC-LGA2066 |
| Die Size | 74mm² | vs | 308mm² |
| Process | 7 nm | vs | 14 nm |
Performance
| AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT | | Intel Core i7-7800X | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 3800 MHz | vs | 3500 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 4500 MHz | vs | 4000 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | N/A | vs | unknown |
| TDP | 95 W | vs | 140 W |
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
5040 points
Intel Core i7-7800X
4800 points
Points - higher is better
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
31153 points
Intel Core i7-7800X
30240 points
Points - higher is better
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
211
Intel Core i7-7800X
185
points - higher is better
points - higher is better