Intel Core i7-7660U vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,115

Rank #778

vs
5,219

Rank #691

5,115
5,219

Ryzen 5 1500X wins by 2% (Rank #778 vs #691)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,471

Rank #575

vs
5,444

Rank #598

5,471
5,444

Core i7-7660U wins by 0.5% (Rank #575 vs #598)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,580

Rank #1,116

vs
4,882

Rank #750

4,580
4,882

Ryzen 5 1500X wins by 6.2% (Rank #1116 vs #750)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,579

Rank #1,032

vs
4,725

Rank #610

4,579
4,725

Ryzen 5 1500X wins by 3.1% (Rank #1032 vs #610)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,552

Rank #1,047

vs
4,814

Rank #541

4,552
4,814

Ryzen 5 1500X wins by 5.4% (Rank #1047 vs #541)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,625

Rank #896

vs
4,694

Rank #746

4,625
4,694

Ryzen 5 1500X wins by 1.5% (Rank #896 vs #746)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core i7-7660U Ryzen 5 1500X Diff
Cores
2
4
-50%
Threads
4
8
-50%
Base Frequency
2,500 MHz
1,800 MHz
+28%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
4,000 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
25x
35x
-28.6%
L1 Cache
128 KB
94 KB
+26.4%
L2 Cache
1 MiB
0 MiB
+2.4%
L3 Cache
4 MiB
15 MiB
-73.8%
Memory Channels
2
2
0%
Maximum Memory
32 GB
0 GB
+99.9%
Max Bandwidth
32 GB/s
38 GB/s
-15.2%
PCIe Lanes --
16
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
15 W
15 W
0%
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
14 nm
0%

General Information

Specification Core i7-7660U Ryzen 5 1500X
Designer Intel AMD
Family Core --
Series i7-7600 --
Model Number i7-7660U i7-8565U
Microarchitecture Kaby Lake --
Core Name Kaby Lake U Zen
Core Family 6 --
Core Model 142 --
Socket -- FCBGA1528
Package FCBGA-1356 µPGA
Memory Type LPDDR3-1866 DDR3L-1600 and DDR4-2133 DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
ECC Support No No
PCIe Revision -- 3.0
PCIe Configuration -- 1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1
Market Segment Mobile Desktop
Release Price $415.00 --
Locked Multiplier Yes No

Designer

Core i7-7660U
Intel
Ryzen 5 1500X
AMD

Family

Core i7-7660U
Core
Ryzen 5 1500X
--

Series

Core i7-7660U
i7-7600
Ryzen 5 1500X
--

Model Number

Core i7-7660U
i7-7660U
Ryzen 5 1500X
i7-8565U

Microarchitecture

Core i7-7660U
Kaby Lake
Ryzen 5 1500X
--

Core Name

Core i7-7660U
Kaby Lake U
Ryzen 5 1500X
Zen

Core Family

Core i7-7660U
6
Ryzen 5 1500X
--

Core Model

Core i7-7660U
142
Ryzen 5 1500X
--

Socket

Core i7-7660U
--
Ryzen 5 1500X
FCBGA1528

Package

Core i7-7660U
FCBGA-1356
Ryzen 5 1500X
µPGA

Memory Type

Core i7-7660U
LPDDR3-1866 DDR3L-1600 and DDR4-2133
Ryzen 5 1500X
DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133

ECC Support

Core i7-7660U
No
Ryzen 5 1500X
No

PCIe Revision

Core i7-7660U
--
Ryzen 5 1500X
3.0

PCIe Configuration

Core i7-7660U
--
Ryzen 5 1500X
1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1

Market Segment

Core i7-7660U
Mobile
Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop

Release Price

Core i7-7660U
$415.00
Ryzen 5 1500X
--

Locked Multiplier

Core i7-7660U
Yes
Ryzen 5 1500X
No

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core i7-7660U Ryzen 5 1500X
Process 14 nm 14 nm
Die Area -- 192 mm²
Transistor Count -- 4,800
Manufacturer Intel GlobalFoundries
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Core i7-7660U
14 nm
Ryzen 5 1500X
14 nm

Die Area

Core i7-7660U
--
Ryzen 5 1500X
192 mm²

Transistor Count

Core i7-7660U
--
Ryzen 5 1500X
4,800

Manufacturer

Core i7-7660U
Intel
Ryzen 5 1500X
GlobalFoundries

Technology

Core i7-7660U
CMOS
Ryzen 5 1500X
--

Word Size

Core i7-7660U
64-bit
Ryzen 5 1500X
64-bit

ISA

Core i7-7660U
x86-64 (x86)
Ryzen 5 1500X
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core i7-7660U Ryzen 5 1500X
GPU Iris Plus Graphics 640 UHD Graphics 620
GPU Designer Intel Intel
GPU Max Frequency 1100 MHz 1150 MHz
Execution Units 48 --

GPU

Core i7-7660U
Iris Plus Graphics 640
Ryzen 5 1500X
UHD Graphics 620

GPU Designer

Core i7-7660U
Intel
Ryzen 5 1500X
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Core i7-7660U
1100 MHz
Ryzen 5 1500X
1150 MHz

Execution Units

Core i7-7660U
48
Ryzen 5 1500X
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core i7-7660U Ryzen 5 1500X
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
ISRT
MMX
MPX
MWT
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SBA
SGX
SHA
SIPP
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
SST
Secure Key
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
XFR
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64