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Core i7-11700 vs Ryzen 5 1600X


Description
The i7-11700 is based on Rocket Lake architecture while the 1600X is based on Zen.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-11700 gets a score of 729 k points while the 1600X gets 173.2 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-11700 is 4.2 times faster than the 1600X. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
a0671
800f11
Core
Rocket Lake-S
Summit Ridge
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.5 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.9 GHz
4 GHz
Socket
LGA 1200
AM4
Cores/Threads
8/16
6/12
TDP
65 W
95 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32+8x48 kB
6x64+6x32 kB
Cache L2
8x512 kB
6x512 kB
Cache L3
16384 kB
2x8192 kB
Date
March 2021
April 2017
Mean monothread perf.
98.87k points
60.09k points
Mean multithread perf.
728.98k points
173.2k points

Non-optimized benchmark
The benchmark in Mode 0 (FPU) measures cpu performance with non-optimized software. It uses the basic µinstructions from the i386 architecture with the i387 floating point unit. This mode is compatible with all CPUs so it's practical to compare very different CPUs
Monothread
i7-11700
1600X
Test#1 (Integers)
5.48k
3.95k (x0.72)
Test#2 (FP)
20.99k
18.36k (x0.88)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
12.58k
5.39k (x0.43)
Test#1 (Memory)
21.24k
17.35k (x0.82)
TOTAL
60.28k
45.06k (x0.75)

Multithread

i7-11700

1600X
Test#1 (Integers)
44.15k
19.47k (x0.44)
Test#2 (FP)
196.6k
77.19k (x0.39)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
102.57k
15.4k (x0.15)
Test#1 (Memory)
10.64k
12.25k (x1.15)
TOTAL
353.96k
124.3k (x0.35)

AVX2 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode III (AVX2), like AVX1, is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the second version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX2 compatible CPU was released in 2013.
Monothread
i7-11700
1600X
Test#1 (Integers)
35.12k
14.63k (x0.42)
Test#2 (FP)
29.24k
24.09k (x0.82)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
12.56k
5.51k (x0.44)
Test#1 (Memory)
21.95k
15.86k (x0.72)
TOTAL
98.87k
60.09k (x0.61)

Multithread

i7-11700

1600X
Test#1 (Integers)
304k
48.75k (x0.16)
Test#2 (FP)
304.7k
80.1k (x0.26)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
109.64k
24.5k (x0.22)
Test#1 (Memory)
10.64k
19.85k (x1.87)
TOTAL
728.98k
173.2k (x0.24)

Performance/W
i7-11700
1600X
Test#1 (Integers)
4677 points/W
513 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
4688 points/W
843 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1687 points/W
258 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
164 points/W
209 points/W
TOTAL
11215 points/W
1823 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-11700
1600X
Test#1 (Integers)
7168 points/GHz
3659 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5967 points/GHz
6022 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2563 points/GHz
1378 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
4479 points/GHz
3966 points/GHz
TOTAL
20177 points/GHz
15023 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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