AMD Ryzen 7 2700 vs Intel Core i7-5930K

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,536

Rank #456

vs
5,464

Rank #509

5,536
5,464

Ryzen 7 2700 wins by 1.3% (Rank #456 vs #509)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,677

Rank #438

vs
5,583

Rank #495

5,677
5,583

Ryzen 7 2700 wins by 1.7% (Rank #438 vs #495)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,325

Rank #457

vs
5,285

Rank #479

5,325
5,285

Ryzen 7 2700 wins by 0.8% (Rank #457 vs #479)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,918

Rank #428

vs
4,815

Rank #517

4,918
4,815

Ryzen 7 2700 wins by 2.1% (Rank #428 vs #517)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,187

Rank #326

vs
4,834

Rank #524

5,187
4,834

Ryzen 7 2700 wins by 6.8% (Rank #326 vs #524)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,857

Rank #510

vs
4,896

Rank #469

4,857
4,896

Core i7-5930K wins by 0.8% (Rank #510 vs #469)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen 7 2700 Core i7-5930K Diff
Cores
8
6
+25%
Threads
16
12
+25%
Base Frequency
3,200 MHz
3,500 MHz
-8.6%
Clock Multiplier
32x
35x
-8.6%
L1 Cache
768 KB
62 KB
+91.9%
L2 Cache
4 MiB
0 MiB
+93.9%
L3 Cache
16 MiB
14 MiB
+10.6%
Memory Channels
2
4
-50%
Maximum Memory
64 GB
0 GB
+99.9%
Max Bandwidth
44 GB/s
68 GB/s
-35.7%
PCIe Lanes --
40
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
140 W
53.6% less
Process (lower is better)
12 nm
22 nm
45.5% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen 7 2700 Core i7-5930K
Designer AMD Intel
Family Ryzen --
Series 2000 --
Model Number 2700 i7-5930K
Microarchitecture Zen+ --
Core Name Pinnacle Haswell-E
Core Family 23 --
Core Model 8 --
Socket Socket LGA2011-v3
Package µOPGA-1331
Chipset Promontory --
Memory Type DDR4-2933 DDR4 1333/1600/2133
ECC Support Yes No
PCIe Revision -- 3.0
PCIe Configuration -- Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Market Segment Desktop Desktop
Release Price $299.00 --
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Ryzen 7 2700
AMD
Core i7-5930K
Intel

Family

Ryzen 7 2700
Ryzen
Core i7-5930K
--

Series

Ryzen 7 2700
2000
Core i7-5930K
--

Model Number

Ryzen 7 2700
2700
Core i7-5930K
i7-5930K

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 7 2700
Zen+
Core i7-5930K
--

Core Name

Ryzen 7 2700
Pinnacle
Core i7-5930K
Haswell-E

Core Family

Ryzen 7 2700
23
Core i7-5930K
--

Core Model

Ryzen 7 2700
8
Core i7-5930K
--

Socket

Ryzen 7 2700
Socket
Core i7-5930K
LGA2011-v3

Package

Ryzen 7 2700
µOPGA-1331
Core i7-5930K

Chipset

Ryzen 7 2700
Promontory
Core i7-5930K
--

Memory Type

Ryzen 7 2700
DDR4-2933
Core i7-5930K
DDR4 1333/1600/2133

ECC Support

Ryzen 7 2700
Yes
Core i7-5930K
No

PCIe Revision

Ryzen 7 2700
--
Core i7-5930K
3.0

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen 7 2700
--
Core i7-5930K
Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4

Market Segment

Ryzen 7 2700
Desktop
Core i7-5930K
Desktop

Release Price

Ryzen 7 2700
$299.00
Core i7-5930K
--

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 7 2700
No
Core i7-5930K
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 7 2700 Core i7-5930K
Process 12 nm 22 nm
Die Area 213 mm² 356 mm²
Transistor Count 4.80 billion 2,600
Manufacturer GlobalFoundries Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen 7 2700
12 nm
Core i7-5930K
22 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 7 2700
213 mm²
Core i7-5930K
356 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen 7 2700
4.80 billion
Core i7-5930K
2,600

Manufacturer

Ryzen 7 2700
GlobalFoundries
Core i7-5930K
Intel

Technology

Ryzen 7 2700
CMOS
Core i7-5930K
--

Word Size

Ryzen 7 2700
64-bit
Core i7-5930K
64-bit

ISA

Ryzen 7 2700
x86-64 (x86)
Core i7-5930K
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Ryzen 7 2700 Core i7-5930K
GPU -- None
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 1150 MHz

GPU

Ryzen 7 2700
--
Core i7-5930K
None

GPU Designer

Ryzen 7 2700
--
Core i7-5930K
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Ryzen 7 2700
--
Core i7-5930K
1150 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 7 2700 Core i7-5930K
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA3
FPU
HT
IPT
MMX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SHA
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
Secure Key
SenseMI
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
XFR 2
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64