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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $249
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-7740X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 1600X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-7740X is 76 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-7740X
- Performs up to 5% better in Borderlands 3 than Ryzen 5 1600X - 224 vs 213 FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
- Up to 14% cheaper than Core i7-7740X - £178.58 vs £207.91
- Up to 10% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i7-7740X - £0.84 vs £0.93 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i7-7740X - 95 vs 112 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-7740X - 12 vs 8 threads
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i7-7740X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
FPS
224
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.93/FPS
90%
Price, £
£207.91
85%
FPS Winner
Intel BX80677I77740X Core I7-7740X 4.30 GHz Extreme Edition Processor - Silver
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Ryzen 5 1600X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
FPS
213
95%
Value, £/FPS
£0.84/FPS
100%
Price, £
£178.58
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Desktop CPU - AM4/Hex Core/3.6GHz – 4GHZ turbo/ 16MB/95W
Buy for £178.58 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 216 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i7-7740X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Ryzen 5 1600X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-7740X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 1600X |
|---|---|---|
Jun 26th, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 11th, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
4.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 112 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
43.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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