Intel Core i7-7820X vs AMD A8-7670K

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,843

Rank #308

vs
4,492

Rank #1,292

5,843
4,492

Core i7-7820X wins by 23.1% (Rank #308 vs #1292)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,998

Rank #269

vs
4,512

Rank #1,279

5,998
4,512

Core i7-7820X wins by 24.8% (Rank #269 vs #1279)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,610

Rank #351

vs
4,461

Rank #1,299

5,610
4,461

Core i7-7820X wins by 20.5% (Rank #351 vs #1299)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,018

Rank #375

vs
4,581

Rank #1,022

5,018
4,581

Core i7-7820X wins by 8.7% (Rank #375 vs #1022)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,096

Rank #374

vs
4,543

Rank #1,083

5,096
4,543

Core i7-7820X wins by 10.9% (Rank #374 vs #1083)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,205

Rank #281

vs
4,537

Rank #1,175

5,205
4,537

Core i7-7820X wins by 12.8% (Rank #281 vs #1175)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core i7-7820X A8-7670K Diff
Cores
8
2
+75%
Threads
16
2
+87.5%
Base Frequency
3,600 MHz
3,100 MHz
+13.9%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
4,300 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (2 cores)
4,300 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
36x
36x
0%
L1 Cache
512 KB
--
L2 Cache
8 MiB
--
L3 Cache
11 MiB
--
Memory Channels
4
2
+50%
Maximum Memory
128 GB
0 GB
+100%
Max Bandwidth
79 GB/s
21 GB/s
+73.2%
PCIe Lanes
28
16
+42.9%
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
140 W
53 W
62.1% more
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
22 nm
36.4% less

General Information

Specification Core i7-7820X A8-7670K
Designer Intel AMD
Family Core --
Series i7-7000 --
Model Number i7-7820X G3240
Microarchitecture Skylake --
Core Name Skylake Godaveri
Core Family 6 --
Core Model 85 --
Socket Socket FCLGA1150
Package FCLGA-2066 µPGA
Chipset Lewisburg --
Memory Type DDR4-2666 DDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333 @ 1.5V
ECC Support No Yes
PCIe Revision 3.0 Up to 3.0
PCIe Configuration 1x16+1x8+1x4, 3x8+1x4 Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Market Segment Desktop Desktop
Release Price $599.00 --
Locked Multiplier No No

Designer

Core i7-7820X
Intel
A8-7670K
AMD

Family

Core i7-7820X
Core
A8-7670K
--

Series

Core i7-7820X
i7-7000
A8-7670K
--

Model Number

Core i7-7820X
i7-7820X
A8-7670K
G3240

Microarchitecture

Core i7-7820X
Skylake
A8-7670K
--

Core Name

Core i7-7820X
Skylake
A8-7670K
Godaveri

Core Family

Core i7-7820X
6
A8-7670K
--

Core Model

Core i7-7820X
85
A8-7670K
--

Socket

Core i7-7820X
Socket
A8-7670K
FCLGA1150

Package

Core i7-7820X
FCLGA-2066
A8-7670K
µPGA

Chipset

Core i7-7820X
Lewisburg
A8-7670K
--

Memory Type

Core i7-7820X
DDR4-2666
A8-7670K
DDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333 @ 1.5V

ECC Support

Core i7-7820X
No
A8-7670K
Yes

PCIe Revision

Core i7-7820X
3.0
A8-7670K
Up to 3.0

PCIe Configuration

Core i7-7820X
1x16+1x8+1x4, 3x8+1x4
A8-7670K
Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4

Market Segment

Core i7-7820X
Desktop
A8-7670K
Desktop

Release Price

Core i7-7820X
$599.00
A8-7670K
--

Locked Multiplier

Core i7-7820X
No
A8-7670K
No

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core i7-7820X A8-7670K
Process 14 nm 22 nm
Die Area -- 245 mm²
Transistor Count -- 2,411
Manufacturer Intel GlobalFoundries
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Core i7-7820X
14 nm
A8-7670K
22 nm

Die Area

Core i7-7820X
--
A8-7670K
245 mm²

Transistor Count

Core i7-7820X
--
A8-7670K
2,411

Manufacturer

Core i7-7820X
Intel
A8-7670K
GlobalFoundries

Technology

Core i7-7820X
CMOS
A8-7670K
--

Word Size

Core i7-7820X
64-bit
A8-7670K
64-bit

ISA

Core i7-7820X
x86-64 (x86)
A8-7670K
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core i7-7820X A8-7670K
GPU -- HD Graphics
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 1100 MHz

GPU

Core i7-7820X
--
A8-7670K
HD Graphics

GPU Designer

Core i7-7820X
--
A8-7670K
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Core i7-7820X
--
A8-7670K
1100 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core i7-7820X A8-7670K
3DNow!
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AVX
AVX-512
AVX-512
AVX2
AVX512BW
AVX512CD
AVX512DQ
AVX512F
AVX512VL
AVX512_VNNI
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
DL Boost
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FMA4
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
KPT
MBE Ctrl
MMX
NM
NX
PTT
Protected
RdRand
Real
Run Sure
SIPP
SMEP
SMM
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
SST
Secure Key
TBM
TBMT 3.0
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VMD
VT-d
VT-x
XOP
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64