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Core i7-7700K vs Ryzen 5 3600


Description
The i7-7700K is based on Kaby Lake architecture while the 3600 is based on Zen 2.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-7700K gets a score of 289.9 k points while the 3600 gets 348.4 k points.

Summarizing, the 3600 is 1.2 times faster than the i7-7700K . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906e9
870f10
Core
Kaby Lake-S
Matisse
Architecture
Base frecuency
4.2 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.5 GHz
4.2 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
AM4
Cores/Threads
4/8
6/12
TDP
95 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
6x32+6x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
6x512 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
32768 kB
Date
September 2016
July 2019
Mean monothread perf.
76.98k points
70.55k points
Mean multithread perf.
289.9k points
348.35k 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
i7-7700K
3600
Test#1 (Integers)
4.63k
4.2k (x0.91)
Test#2 (FP)
18.92k
17.36k (x0.92)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.22k
7.5k (x1.21)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.92k
23.79k (x1.71)
TOTAL
43.7k
52.85k (x1.21)

Multithread

i7-7700K

3600
Test#1 (Integers)
18.53k
22.11k (x1.19)
Test#2 (FP)
86.49k
108.04k (x1.25)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
28.78k
56.81k (x1.97)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.67k
36.39k (x3.76)
TOTAL
143.47k
223.36k (x1.56)

AVX optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode II (AVX) is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the first version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX compatible CPU was released in 2011.
Monothread
i7-7700K
3600
Test#1 (Integers)
17.55k
15.04k (x0.86)
Test#2 (FP)
27.82k
20.95k (x0.75)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.8k
8.57k (x1.26)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.83k
21.71k (x1.46)
TOTAL
67k
66.27k (x0.99)

Multithread

i7-7700K

3600
Test#1 (Integers)
68.4k
94.36k (x1.38)
Test#2 (FP)
118.8k
141.73k (x1.19)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
33.34k
69.38k (x2.08)
Test#1 (Memory)
17.43k
32.72k (x1.88)
TOTAL
237.97k
338.19k (x1.42)

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
i7-7700K
3600
Test#1 (Integers)
30.47k
16.04k (x0.53)
Test#2 (FP)
26.94k
24.47k (x0.91)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.25k
8.38k (x1.34)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.32k
21.66k (x1.63)
TOTAL
76.98k
70.55k (x0.92)

Multithread

i7-7700K

3600
Test#1 (Integers)
127.81k
113.63k (x0.89)
Test#2 (FP)
123.7k
143.55k (x1.16)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
29.34k
63.84k (x2.18)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.05k
27.34k (x3.02)
TOTAL
289.9k
348.35k (x1.2)

Performance/W
i7-7700K
3600
Test#1 (Integers)
1345 points/W
1748 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1302 points/W
2208 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
309 points/W
982 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
95 points/W
421 points/W
TOTAL
3052 points/W
5359 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-7700K
3600
Test#1 (Integers)
6770 points/GHz
3819 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5987 points/GHz
5825 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1389 points/GHz
1995 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2960 points/GHz
5158 points/GHz
TOTAL
17106 points/GHz
16797 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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