AMD Ryzen 7 1700X vs Intel Core i7-6900K

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Ryzen 7 1700X compared with Core i7-6900K

	AMDRyzen 7 1700X	IntelCore i7-6900K
Overview
Released
Released	March 2017	May 2016
Cores and clocks
Cores
Cores	8	8
Threads
Threads	16	16
Base clock
Base clock	3.4 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock
Boost clock	3.8 GHz	4 GHz (better)
L3 cache
L3 cache	16 MB	20 MB (better)
Cores
Cores	Zen; Summit Ridge; simultaneous multithreading	Broadwell-E; 8 cores with Hyper-Threading. The unlocked multiplier is confirmed by the exact-model reviews.
Clocks
Clocks	Up to 3.8 GHz boost; unlocked for overclocking	Turbo Boost Max 3.0 up to 4.00 GHz on the preferred core; ordinary Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 3.70 GHz. The main boost field uses Intel’s highest published frequency. May availability follows Tom’s Hardware’s 31 May 2016 report, attributing immediate sale of all four models to Intel. Intel’s family record is dated 30 May and ARK gives Q2 2016; the announcement day is not treated as an exact first-sale day.
Cache
Cache	L1 768 KB; L2 4 MB; L3 16 MB	–
Graphics and AI
Built-in graphics
Built-in graphics	No	No
Graphics
Graphics	A separate graphics card is required	No processor graphics, confirmed by Intel’s exact-model comparison-chart row; a separate graphics solution is required.
Platform
Socket
Socket	AM4	LGA2011-v3
Base power
Base power	95 W	140 W
Unlocked
Unlocked	Yes	Yes
Cooler in the box
Cooler in the box	No	No
Memory support
Memory support	DDR4; 2 memory channels; up to 2667 MT/s	Up to 128 GB; four channels of DDR4-2133/2400; no ECC.
PCIe
PCIe	PCIe 3.0 x16	40 CPU lanes; PCIe 3.0
Chipsets
Chipsets	–	X99 and LGA2011-v3, distinguished by Intel’s exact-model comparison chart and the reviews. Current ARK abbreviates the socket as FCLGA2011; this is not compatible with the older X79 LGA2011 platform.
Process
Process	14 nm CPU cores	14 nm; Broadwell-E.
Cooler
Cooler	Retail boxed processor has no cooler; AMD lists Wraith Max for the separate multipack version; Tjmax 95°C	Intel explicitly excludes a fan and heatsink from the boxed product; a separate compatible cooler is required.