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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $299
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-7640X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 2700 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 7 2700 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-7640X is 297 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 7 2700.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-7640X
- Performs up to 4% better in Apex Legends than Ryzen 7 2700 - 284 vs 273 FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 2700
- Up to 26% cheaper than Core i5-7640X - $185.0 vs $250.0
- Up to 23% better value when playing Apex Legends than Core i5-7640X - $0.68 vs $0.88 per FPS
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i5-7640X - 65 vs 112 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7640X - 16 vs 4 threads
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i5-7640X X-Series Processor 4 Cores up to 4.2 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 112W
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AMD Ryzen 7 2700 Processor with Wraith Spire LED Cooler - YD2700BBAFBOX
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-7640X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Ryzen 7 2700
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-7640X | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 2700 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 26th, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 19th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Pinnacle Ridge |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 112 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-7640X or Ryzen 7 2700
Apex Legends, 1920 x 1080, High
101 FPS
$10.89/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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98 FPS
$11.53/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,129.99
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114 FPS
$15.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,799.99
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126 FPS
$15.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,899.99
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126 FPS
$15.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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